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This paper examines land use regulations and whether they help or hinder economic development. Examples used include how Rhode Island has upgraded its laws to be more fair in the area of land use, and how one city managed to drive away a business because of its land use ordinance. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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of land and then placing a building on it. Any such plan needs to go through review of a citys planning and zoning committee, as well as a citys council
to determine if such a development is beneficial to the city and its surrounding area, or if it might be more of a determent. Then there are land use regulations
that must be considered when it comes to development; these regulations can range from what size a development can be on a parcel of land, all the way to those
regulations that absolutely, positively prohibit any kind of development on a particular parcel of land. There are those - mainly real estate
developers and city officials - who believe that land use regulations and restrictions hamper economic development as they put serious restrictions on what, specifically, can be built on a particular
parcel of land. Then there is the other side - mostly residents of a particular community, or historic preservationists - who foresee nothing but urban sprawl and pollution if a
land use regulation is overturned. The truth is, there are pros and cons to land use regulations. They are necessary in order to provide checks and balances to over-eager developers
who might take up every inch of land and put a house, shopping mall or industrial complex on it, and leave no room for parks or other green spaces. On
the other hand, an over-restrictive land use regulation can severely impact development by making it frustrating and expensive for developers to work with; which would drive these developers elsewhere and
deprive the city or town of tax revenue that could come from new residents or new businesses. Before discussing the benefits and
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