nding industrial development and activity within its jurisdiction. In an effort to accomplish this, Euclid passed a zoning ordinance that regulated and restricted the potential uses of 68 acres of land owned by Ambler Realty Company within the village. Ambler sued, arguing that the regulation reduced the value of its property and thus amounted to an unconstitutional taking. The Court held that Euclid had rightfully employed its police powers and found both that efforts intended to promote the maintenance
Land Use is a very controversial topic that includes many different areas, but for this paper I am specifically going to focus on the area of zoning laws. Zoning is the process of dividing land in a municipality into zones, where certain areas are either permitted or prohibited. The primary purpose of zoning is to segregate different uses that are thought to be conflicting with one another. Zoning is an important part to establishing an effective and safe community zones that do not harm or interfere