Zoning
restrictions are supposed to regulate guidelines for plots of land within a
certain area which, for example, determine
the use of land for particular causes such
as commercial or industrial purposes
A classic example of rules regarding the construction of
buildings is the limitation of a structure's height. As a matter of fact these
regulations can increase the costs for the land a house is built on by setting
an extremely low maximum of height on a rather large minimum size lot.
Therefore,
people with a lower income than the average citizen will not be able to afford
to move into a larger city with promising working prospects, which prevents an even
urban distribution of people. The intention clearly is to keep residents of the
same social and economic status in one zone.
Poor people
who are excluded from living in regions with strict zoning regulations will accumulate
in areas far away from the above mentioned.
This again
will lead to bad living conditions due to an atmosphere of severe despair, that
likely expresses itself in thievery, vandalism and thievery as well as other
forms of crime - a vicious circle of poverty with no exit.
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