Types Of Zoning

A. Use or Area Zoning

The municipality is divided into districts in which only specified land uses are permitted (e.g., residential, commercial, or industrial).

B. Spot Zoning

An ordinance allowing a deviation from a district’s general restrictions for an individual’s plot. An ordinance excepting a parcel from a comprehensive plan will be invalidated when the parcel’s owner, but not the general community, is benefited.

C. Floating Zones

A zone is established but not mapped. The zone is said to “float” over the entire community.

1.
A landowner may request that the zone be applied to his land.

2.
If the request is approved, the zone becomes anchored to a particular parcel.