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Single-family zoning is a type of planning restriction applied to certain residential zones in the United States and Canada in order to restrict development to only allow single-family detached homes. It disallows townhomes, duplexes, and multifamily housing (apartments) from being built on any plot of land with this zoning designation. [1] [2]
Zoning is a law that divides a jurisdiction's land into districts, or zones, and limits how land in each district can be used. [1] [2] In the United States, zoning includes various land use laws enforced through the police power rights of state governments and local governments to exercise authority over privately owned real property. [3]
Residential area in Helena, Montana, United States Suburban slum in Bhutan Residential area typical for suburbs in central Poland. A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas. [1] [2] Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas.
Category 1 residential zone Designated for residential with other permitted buildings including shops, offices and hotel buildings with floor areas up to 3,000 m 2 and auto repair shops up to 50 m 2: Category 2 residential zone: Same as Category 1 residential zone, except karaoke boxes are permitted and there are no longer building size ...
A planned unit development (PUD) is a type of flexible, non-Euclidean zoning device that redefines the land uses allowed within a stated land area. PUDs consist of unitary site plans that promote the creation of open spaces, mixed-use housing and land uses, environmental preservation and sustainability, and development flexibility. [1]
Residential zone can refer to: Residential area, an area zoned for residential development; Residential zoning, the practice of designating an area for residential ...
Regional shopping center: enclosed space; 400,000–800,000 sqft; 1–5 anchor stores with other tenants that sell a large variety of goods Community shopping center : open space; 125,000–400,000 sqft; provides general merchandise and commodities ( e.g. , supermarket, discount department store)
In the U.S. most medium-density or middle-sized housing was built between the 1870s and 1940s [10] due to the need to provide denser housing near jobs. Examples include the streetcar suburbs of Boston which included more two-family and triple-decker homes than single-family homes, [10] or areas like Brooklyn, Baltimore, Washington D.C. or Philadelphia [10] which feature an abundance of row-houses.