Land Use Planning in the United States

Land Use Planning and the State Laws

Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Land Use Planning:

• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Arkansas Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the California Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Colorado Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Connecticut Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Delaware Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Florida Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Georgia Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Hawaii Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Idaho Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Illinois Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Indiana Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Iowa Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Kansas Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Kentucky Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Louisiana Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Maine Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Maryland Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Massachusetts Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Michigan Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Minnesota Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Mississippi Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Missouri Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Montana Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Nebraska Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Nevada Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the New Hampshire Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the New Jersey Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the New Mexico Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the New York Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the North Carolina Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the North Dakota Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Ohio Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Oklahoma Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Oregon Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Pennsylvania Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Rhode Island Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the South Carolina Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the South Dakota Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Tennessee Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Texas Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Utah Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Vermont Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Virginia Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Washington Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the West Virginia Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Wisconsin Portal
• Land Use Planning in the Subject Index of the Wyoming Portal

Land Use Planning in State Statute Topics

Introduction to Land Use Planning (State statute topic)

The purpose of Land Use Planning is to provide a broad appreciation of the Land Use Planning legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Land Use Planning).

Handling the Land Use Case, Land Use Law Practice and Forms Database

This is a database related to interests in and transfers of real estate, in the following material: General Treatises, Forms, and Practice Guides. A description of this real estate database is provided below:

Full text of Handling the Land Use Case, Land Use Law Practice and Forms, which contains step-by-step explanations of the various processes encountered in land use practice, chapters on critical substantive areas in land use and environmental matters, and a collection of forms and sample documents.

Further information on United States legal research databases, including real property databases, are provided following the former link.

Land Use Planning and Development Regulation Law Database

This is a database related to interests in and transfers of real estate, in the following material: General Treatises, Forms, and Practice Guides. A description of this real estate database is provided below:

Text of Land Use Planning and Development Regulation Law, Second Edition, which provides an overview of urban and city planning issues. The treatise discusses limitations on zoning power, subdivision control, building and housing codes, growth management and planning, taxation as a planning and control device, and environmental
protection regulations It also covers aesthetic regulations and historic preservation; farmland preservation; urban renewal and downtown revitalization; private land use control through easements, covenants, and servitudes; the power of eminent domain; litigation strategies; and liability for improper exercise of the land use control power.

Further information on United States legal research databases, including real property databases, are provided following the former link.

Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Land Use Planning in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.