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DEFINITION of 'Zoning Ordinance'. Written regulations and laws that define how property in specific geographic zones can be used. Zoning ordinances specify whether zones can be used for residential or commercial purposes, and may also regulate lot size, placement, bulk (or density) and the height of structures.
Zoning Zoning is a tool to regulate development and help implement the goals of the Comprehensive Plan. âZoningâ refers to the division of the city into various zoning districts according to an official Zoning Map. The rules for each zoning district are outlined in the Land Development Code (the âzoning codeâ). Zoning determines such things as the specific land uses that are permitted (residential, office, commercial, industrial etc.), the minimum lot sizes and dimensional standards such as the minimum building setbacks and maximum building heights.