Land Use & Zoning
Spot zoning is generally considered:
AA recommended land use planning practice
BPotentially illegal when it singles out a parcel for a more intensive use benefiting only one owner✓ Correct
CRequired for commercial development
DA form of variance
Explanation
Spot zoning—reclassifying a single parcel to a different use than surrounding property for the benefit of one owner without a valid planning rationale—is often found to be illegal as arbitrary and capricious.
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