Some Considerations in Support of the Constitutionality of Rural Zoning as a Police Power Measure

Walker, Herman,

No 374797, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Table of Contents: Foreword --- Section 1. Precedents Which Seem to Justify Zoning for Rural Land Use (Zoning Within Cities – Zoning and Analogous Measures Without City Limits – The Police Power in General Substantively Considered – The Objects of Rural Zoning Which Put It Within the Valid Purview of Police Power: 1. Conservation of the State’s Resources in Land and Land Value. 2. Protection and Strengthening of the Tax Base. 3. Forest Conservation, Flood Control and Drainage, Conservation of Water, Game, Fish, and Natural Scenery. 4. Conservation of Food Supply. 5. Fostering the State’s Industries. 6. Stabilization of Land Values. 7. The Effectuation of Public Economies. 8. Facilitation of Police, Fire, and Health Protection, Preservation of Public Peace, Safety and Comfort, and of Better Recreational Opportunity. 9. Fostering of Various Community and Family Values. --- Section II. Distinction Between Nuisance Legislation and Zoning Legislation --- Section III. Due Process of Law in Relation to Zoning --- Section IV. Concluding Remarks --- Selected References.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64
Date: 1936-12
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.374797

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