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City governments regulate uses, like urban agriculture, through zoning ordinances as well as many of the physical structures outlined in previous chapters. Zoning ordinances are municipal laws that specify what types of land uses go where; the location, height, and size of buildings and structures; the architecture of buildings and what other things must happen on the land such as landscaping, trash receptacles and screening, truck loading spaces and parking spaces. The purpose of zoning ordinances are to protect health, safety and welfare of residents and the community.
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Masson-Minock, M. (2016). A Case Study: Zoning and Urban Agriculture in Michigan. In: Brown, S., McIvor, K., Hodges Snyder, E. (eds) Sowing Seeds in the City. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7453-6_26
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