Describe how zoning laws can protect and benefit homeowners.

Zoning enforces many restrictions like height limitations, space requirement, building size, and other development standards. These restrictions and standards help prevent overcrowding in the specified area by limiting the amount and sizes of structures and parcels.
Zoning protects existing property values by preventing incompatible uses of a property. For example, a dance club would not be allowed near an elementary school.
Zoning keeps buildings from being built too close to each other.
Zoning provides systematic lot arrangement.
Zoning protects recreational areas and allows for more open spaces in the neighborhood.
Zoning has aesthetic values in its aim to enhance the beauty of a community by requiring landscaping, buffers, and parking lot improvements.
Zoning protects residential properties from commercial development.