Zoning Basics
Guides across the site that deal with zoning basics.
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Neighbors & Community
Home-Based Businesses in Residential Neighborhoods
Residential zoning usually permits a home occupation that stays subordinate to living there, with limits on visits, signage, nonresident employees, and outdoor storage.
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Neighbors & Community
Community Gardens and Vacant Lot Use
A community garden needs a documented right to occupy the land, a zoning use that permits it, tested soil, a water source, and insurance before the first bed goes in.
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Animals & Pets
Livestock and Backyard Chickens in Residential Zones
Backyard livestock is a zoning question layered with animal control, nuisance rules and private covenants. Here is what conditions codes usually impose and how enforcement starts.