PLAN261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Comprehensive Planning
Document Summary
The first lecture of plan 261 was primarily focused on land use control in the united. We began by learning a short history of zoning, which has been the most common form of land use regulation in the united states. It began in 1926 as a way to control development so that buildings would not block the sun from reaching the street and to improve the overall health, safety, morals, and general welfare of cities. Zoning essentially tries to separate incompatible land uses with separate regulations for each section. Zoning ordinances can be found in 91. 5 percent of the top 50 us metropolitan areas and have been the primary land use control in the. Comprehensive planning is another land control tool used in the united states. It differs from zoning in that it focuses on long range vision rather than zonings practical separation of land uses.
