Eschinger v. Bus’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““This device is the creation of special use districts for these various uses, which at the time are unlocated districts, but which can be located by a petition of a property owner desiring to develop his specific tract for any of these special uses. Such unlocated special zoning districts are popularly referred to as 'floating zones,' in that they float over the entire municipality until by application of a property owner one of these special zones descends upon his land thereby reclassifying it for the special use. The zoning ordinance is carefully drawn so as to impose restrictive use limitation upon the owner in these special use zones in order to protect the adjoining residential areas. Usually there is a minimum lot requirement with large set-back restrictions for the structures, both from the streets and from the adjoining residences.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. PEOPLE'S COUNSEL FOR BALTIMORE CTY. v. Loyola College