ABSTRACT
The traditional techniques of zoning
Zoning is the division of an area into zones within which uses are permitted as set out in the zoning ordinance. The ordinance also details the restrictions and conditions which apply in each zone. Types of restrictions found in a zoning ordinance typically include allowed uses, restrictions on the height and size of a structure, minimum lot size, and setbacks and sideyards. Thus, the ordinance for the City of Newark, Delaware, a city with a 2006 population of approximately 30,060 residents, has eighteen classes of districts including residential, business, and industrial. There are eight classes of residential districts which are distinguished by house type and density. For example, one classification provides for districts with singlefamily, detached houses having a minimum lot area of a half-acre, a minimum lot width of 100 feet, a building setback of 40 feet, a rear yard of 50 feet, and two side yards with an individual width of at least 15 feet (and a combined width of 35 feet). Two other onefamily detached residential districts have somewhat lower standards; similarly with one-family, semidetached residential districts. In the three detached districts, the taking of boarders is restricted to not more than three in any one-family dwelling. For a one-family
dwelling in which the owner is non-resident, the limit is reduced from three to two.
