Date of Award
4-1978
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Robert W. Kaufman
Second Advisor
Dr. Peter Kobrak
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Chapter I
Introduction
Consistently increasing urbanization has been a salient characteristic of American society in the 20th Century. As more and more people have moved into cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas, state and local governments have found it necessary to regulate the use of land through zoning legislation and zoning ordinances. New York City first enacted a comprehensive zoning ordinance in 1916.1 Since 1926, when the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of zoning ordinances in the landmark decision of Euclid v Amber Realty Co,2 virtually every urban area in the nation has been subjected to zoning.
Recommended Citation
Prior, Paul T., "The Zoning Board of Appeals and Citizen Participation" (1978). Masters Theses. 5039.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5039