Ah, that makes sense. Up here around the neighborhood in which I live, we're mainly zoned "Mixed Residential/Commerical." It means that you can't open a factory around here, and my town does not allow any pubs whatsoever, although one can have restaurants which serve alcohol. But you can have certain types of professional offices (lawyer's office, CPA office, doctor's office) in your home; you can have a mixed-use building (several of the buildings on my block have ground-floor shop space, and apartments above -- the ground floors have things like a barber, dry cleaner, a dentist's office, an antique store, massage therapist, fitness trainer, oriental rug store, diners, laundromats, and so forth).
So zoning need not lead to the "suburban wasteland" of housing developments with no grocery stores or drugstores within walking distance. Although, yes, it can lead to that when done poorly.
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Date: 2006-10-17 09:49 pm (UTC)So zoning need not lead to the "suburban wasteland" of housing developments with no grocery stores or drugstores within walking distance. Although, yes, it can lead to that when done poorly.