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CibbuanoProperty Zoning – An Introduction
August 28th 2006 00:12
When you want to renovate your property or change its primary purpose from say a residential property to a commercial property there are council regulations which will dictate how you can change you property. This is covered by the zoning of you property.
Zoning is the way the governments control the physical development of land and the kinds of uses to which each individual property may be put. Zoning laws typically specify the areas in which residential, industrial, recreational or commercial activities may take place. For example, an R-1 residential zone might allow only single-family detached homes as opposed to duplexes or apartment complexes. On the other hand, a C-1 commercial zone might be zoned to permit only certain commercial or industrial uses in one jurisdiction, but permit a mix of housing and businesses in another jurisdiction.
Besides restricting the uses that can be made of land and buildings, zoning laws also may regulate the dimensional requirements for lots and for buildings on property located within the town, the density of development, and whether you can have pigeons, dogs, sheep or llamas. Some zoning ordinances also regulate the extraction of natural resources from land within the zoned area, others provide space for hospitals, parks, schools, and open space and still others protect places of historical significance within the community.
The most commonly classifications for zoning are;
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Agricultural
These main categories are then broken down into smaller divisions. For example a residential zone may be subdivided into different zones for high rise apartment complexes, hotels, boarding houses, freestanding family homes etc. Industrial zones are usually classifieds as either heavy, light or research. Similarly, commercial zones will be divided into categories such as shopping centres, small stores, restaurants, adult entertainment or warehousing.
Tomorrow I’ll cover some issues regarding changing the zoning of your property and how zoning can affect the property owner.
Zoning is the way the governments control the physical development of land and the kinds of uses to which each individual property may be put. Zoning laws typically specify the areas in which residential, industrial, recreational or commercial activities may take place. For example, an R-1 residential zone might allow only single-family detached homes as opposed to duplexes or apartment complexes. On the other hand, a C-1 commercial zone might be zoned to permit only certain commercial or industrial uses in one jurisdiction, but permit a mix of housing and businesses in another jurisdiction.
Besides restricting the uses that can be made of land and buildings, zoning laws also may regulate the dimensional requirements for lots and for buildings on property located within the town, the density of development, and whether you can have pigeons, dogs, sheep or llamas. Some zoning ordinances also regulate the extraction of natural resources from land within the zoned area, others provide space for hospitals, parks, schools, and open space and still others protect places of historical significance within the community.
The most commonly classifications for zoning are;
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Agricultural
These main categories are then broken down into smaller divisions. For example a residential zone may be subdivided into different zones for high rise apartment complexes, hotels, boarding houses, freestanding family homes etc. Industrial zones are usually classifieds as either heavy, light or research. Similarly, commercial zones will be divided into categories such as shopping centres, small stores, restaurants, adult entertainment or warehousing.
Tomorrow I’ll cover some issues regarding changing the zoning of your property and how zoning can affect the property owner.
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