In five pages this paper considers land use regulations in terms of whether they assist or detract from economic development with a Rhode Island case study featured. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
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of land and then placing a building on it. Any such plan needs to go through review of a citys planning and zoning committee, as well as a citys council
to determine if such a development is beneficial to the city and its surrounding area, or if it might be more of a determent. Then there are land use regulations
that must be considered when it comes to development; these regulations can range from what size a development can be on a parcel of land, all the way to those
regulations that absolutely, positively prohibit any kind of development on a particular parcel of land. There are those - mainly real estate
developers and city officials - who believe that land use regulations and restrictions hamper economic development as they put serious restrictions on what, specifically, can be built on a particular
parcel of land. Then there is the other side - mostly residents of a particular community, or historic preservationists - who foresee nothing but urban sprawl and pollution if a
land use regulation is overturned. The truth is, there are pros and cons to land use regulations. They are necessary in order to provide checks and balances to over-eager developers
who might take up every inch of land and put a house, shopping mall or industrial complex on it, and leave no room for parks or other green spaces. On
the other hand, an over-restrictive land use regulation can severely impact development by making it frustrating and expensive for developers to work with; which would drive these developers elsewhere and
deprive the city or town of tax revenue that could come from new residents or new businesses. Before discussing the benefits and