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THE ZONING REPORT <br />For Planning and Zoning Professionals <br /> <br />ISSN 0748-0083 <br /> <br />VOL 13, NO 7 -- JUNE ~,3, 1995 -- Charles Reed, AICP, Editor/Publisher -- $58/year/subscription <br /> ! <br /> <br />SET FOR BIG CHANGES -- IN HCa4 YOU MIGHT REDEFINE . <br /> <br />· . . LOT, ZONING LOT, LOT OF R~DgRD, TRAC~ AND P~, <br /> <br />These changes are cowing about as states re- <br />vise their statutes fo~. land divisions and con- <br /> <br />veyances. If your statutes are revised, they <br />might allow you to a~sure that all local divi- <br />sions and conveyance~ conform to your devel- <br />opment codes. The c~anges would create new <br />methods of land divisi~on and tighten the rules <br />for conveyances. <br /> Among other revisions of your development <br />codes, these statutor~ changes might prompt <br />revision of your defir~tions of lot, zoning lot, <br />lot of record, tract ahd parcel--and regulatory <br />usage of these terms i~ your codes. <br /> <br />Although this topic ir fraught with land law, <br />we offer our commen.~ary in this issue of The <br />Zoning Report as plan~ers~ not as lawyers. See <br />our disclaimer on pa~e eight. In any specific <br />instance of usage by a particular locality, our <br />simplifications and generalizations of this topic <br />can differ from your ~:usage through local case <br />law, legal opinions, Staff interpretations and <br />your state's laws. ; <br />Twelve past iesues o~ The Zoning Report that <br />relate to these definitions include: Feb 21, <br />1986: Defining 'farm' !and other ag terms for <br /> <br />agricultural and urba~ fringe zones; April 22, <br />1988: New ideas and ~ecent trends for defining <br />subdivisions; April 19, ~1991: Determining uncer- <br />tain zone boundary ]]nes and regulating lots <br />divided by boundames~ July 19, 1991: Regulat- <br />ing minor subdivision~ lot splits and summary <br />approvals; Sept 20, 19~91: How to regulate sub- <br />standard and narrow ,~ots; Aug 21, 1992: Zon- <br /> <br />ing formulas and rules to regulate spacing be- <br />tween buildings on the same lot; March 19, <br />1993: Design and development standards for <br />rural subdivisions; July 9 and 23, and Aug 6, <br />1993 (three parts): A complete checklist of <br />nonconformity regulations to be included in <br />your zoning code; June 17, 1994: How to regu- <br />late odd-shaped lots~ and Feb 24, 1995: Siting. <br />and orientation of buildings in development <br />codes. <br /> These twelve issues are available from us for <br />$3 each. <br /> <br />Definition of lot, zoning lot <br /> <br />and lot of record <br /> <br />'In zoning codes, zoning lot is the unit of regu~ <br />la~n and lot of record is the unit of propert~ <br />ownershi~9~oning lot is a creation of the zon' <br />~Dg, code. ' Lot of record is what the zoning <br /> Z r <br /> <br />to include us in your next annual budget <br />starting October 1st or any time in 1995. <br /> <br />... Budget us for $58 <br /> <br />We're keeping our rates the same for new <br /> <br />subscriptions and renewals starting any <br />time in 1995 and 1996. <br /> <br />© 1995 by Charles Reed ........ 1404 N. State Road 7, Suite 269; Margate, Florida 33063 <br /> --:Mailing address: PO Box 6529; Margate, Florida 33093 -- <br /> <br /> <br />