Land Use & Zoning
When a Rhode Island municipality zones land exclusively for single-family residences with minimum lot sizes of 5 acres, this may be challenged as:
ASpot zoning
BExclusionary zoning✓ Correct
CInverse condemnation
DInterim zoning
Explanation
Large-lot residential zoning that effectively excludes affordable housing or certain types of households may be challenged as exclusionary zoning, particularly in light of Rhode Island's Low and Moderate Income Housing Act.
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