Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Euclidean zoning
See ZONING.
Zoning
n. The legislative division of a region, esp. a municipality, into separate districts with different regulations within the districts for land use, building size, and the like. - zone, ub.
aesthetic zoning
Zoning designed to preserve the aesthetic features or values of an area.
board of zoning appeals.
See ADJUSTMENT BOARD.
bonus zoning
See incentive zoning.
cluster zoning
Zoning that favors plannedunit development by allowing a modification in lot size and frontage requirements under the condition that other land in the development be set aside for parks, schools, or other public needs. - Also termed density =•, ., ,.. See PLANNED-UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
comprehensive zoning plan
A general plan to control and direct the use and development of a large piece of property. See ZONING.
conditional zoning
Zoning in which a governmental body (without definitively conirmt ting itself) grants a zoning change subject to conditions that are usu. not imposed on similarly zoned property.
contract zoning
See ZONING.
contract zoning.
1. Zoning according to an agreement, by which the landowner agrees to certain restrictions or conditions in exchange for more favorable zoning treatment. ( This type of contract zoning is usu. considered an illegal restraint of the government's police power, because by private agreement, the government has committed itself to a particular type of zoning. 2. Rezoning of property to a less restrictive classification subject to the landowner's agreement to observe specified limitations on the use and physical development of the property that are not imposed on other property in the zone. ( This device is esp. used when property is located in a more restrictive zone that borders on a less restrictive zone.
cumulative zoning
A method of zoning in which any use permitted in a higher-use, less intensive zone is permissible in a lower-use, more intensive zone. ( For example, under this method, a house could be built in an industrial zone but a factory could not be built in a residential zone.
density zoning
See cluster zoning under ZON. ING.
density zoning.
See cluster zoning.
exclusionary zoning
See ZONING.
exclusionary zoning.
Zoning that excludes a specific class type of business from a district.
floating zoning.
Zoning that creates exceptional-use districts, as needed, within ordinary zoned districts.
incentive zoning.
See ZONING.
interim zoning
See ZONING.
interim zoning.
Temporary emergency zoning pending revisions to existing ordinances or the development of a final zoning plan. -Also termed stopgap zoning.
inverse zoning.
Zoning that attempts to disperse particular types of property use rather than concentrate them.
partial zoning
See ZONING.
partial zoning.
Zoning that affects only a portion of a municipality's territory, and that is usu. invalid because it contradicts the comprehensive zoning plan. - Also termed piecemeal zoning.
private zoning.
The use of restrictive covenants in private agreements to restrict the use and occupancy of real property. ( Private zoning often covers such things as lot size, building lines, architectural specifications, and property uses.
reverse spot zoning
See ZONING.
reverse spot zoning.
"When parcels around a given property are rezoned to allow for higher uses leaving an island of less intensive use, reverse spot zoning is the result." Donald G. Ragman & Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer Urban Planning and Land Development Control Law § 5.4, at 136 (2d ed. 1986).
spot zoning
See ZONING.
spot zoning.
Zoning of a particular piece of land without regard for the zoning of the larger area surrounding the land.
stopgap zoning
See interim zoning under ZONING.
zoning map
The map that is created by a zoning ordinance and shows t9e various zoning districts.
zoning ordinance
A city ordinance that regu= lates the use to which land within various parts of the city may be put. ( It allocates uses to the various districts of a municipality, as by allocating residences to certain parts and businesses to other parts. A comprehensive zoning ordinance usu. regulates the height of buildings and the proportion of the lot area that must be kept free from buildings.
zoning variance
See VARIANCE (2).