Spot zoning definition
Spot zoning means rezoning of a lot or parcel of land to benefit an owner for a use incompatible with surrounding uses and not for the purpose or effect of furthering the comprehensive zoning plan.
Spot zoning means amending a zoning ordinance whereby a single lot or area is granted privileges which are not granted or extended to other land in the vicinity, in the same use district”
Spot zoning means assigning a lot, a parcel, or several lots or parcels a zoning classification inconsistent with that of the zone district in which it is located, with the effect of conferring special benefits or privileges upon particular property owners, or bringing about a detriment to the general welfare of the surrounding neighborhood.
Examples of Spot zoning in a sentence
Spot zoning has been characterized both as a necessary device to provide flexibility to comprehensive zoning ordinances, 2 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, American Law of Zoning, § 9.17 at 129 (1976), and as “the very antithesis of planned zoning.” 1 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, American Land Planning Law, § 27.01 at 561 (1974).
Spot zoning is invalid where some or all of the following factors are present: 1) a small parcel of land is singled out for the special and privileged treatment; 2) the singling out is not in the public interest but only for the benefit of the landowner; 3) and the action is not in accord with a comprehensive plan.