The Courts and the Law
This is the government power that underlies its ability to regulate land
Police power
This was the first city to institute a modern zoning ordinance
New York City
This is the level of government where most land use decisions are made
Local
This is a "bundle of rights"
Property
This is when the government seizes private property for public use
A taking
This was the first city to establish single family zoning
Berkeley, CA
These are examples of types of localities that might zone
Cities, townships, counties
This is what zoning must be "in accordance with" to valid (according to the SSZEA)
This is what the government has to demonstrate to justify taking private property
A valid public use
This is the template legislation that allow localities to zone in most of the U.S.
Standard State Zoning Enabling Act
This is the level of government that gives localities the power to zone
This is often the only "legal teeth" of a comprehensive plan
A zoning ordinance
This case established the legality of zoning in the U.S.
Ambler v. Euclid
This is an example of a pre-zoning land use control
Deed restrictions or nuisance cases
This is the type of governmental body that adopts zoning ordinances
Local legislative body (like a city council)
This person thought property in land is a "natural right"
John Locke
Kelo v. New London
This is one motivate for the first zoning ordinances
environment and health, propping up rents, keeping people of certain races/ethnicities out of certain areas of the city
This is often the body that makes decision about whether to approve proposed developments
A planning commission
These are the two things zoning generally regulates
Density and use