Zoning in the US (dec 27, 1909 – mar 19, 1928)
Description:
Zoning was one of the strategies proposed by the CCP and quickly supported by businesses too...Benjamin Marsh toured Europe and looked to Germany's municipal powers as inspiration for American cities' ability to control development.
Zoning focused on land use, density, and bulk.
1916 NY's zoning ordinance (the first), 10 years later 591 other jurisdictions adopted similar measures.
1922 US Dept of Commerce published Standard State Zoning Enabling Act for states to start giving cities the power to enact zoning regulations, and establish planning commissions.
1928 Standard City Planning Enabling Act empowered permanent planning commissions to prepare a master plan, provisions for public approval of all public improvement, and control over the private subdivision of land, etc.
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Date:
dec 27, 1909
mar 19, 1928
~ 18 years