Land Use Zoning Advantages And Disadvantages In Tennessee

Advantages of Zoning

As populations increase, the amount of land available for individuals, including your children, decreases. Zoning helps to mitigate the adverse effects of land development. Several positives occur during the process of property use planning. How can we preserve land resources? 

Agricultural Land Preservation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture farmland preservation programs provides support and tools to support farmers with agricultural production and preservation. Land trusts and conservation easements serve to keep prime farmland producing and ensure that generations to come. Agricultural land preservation programs are vital to RecreationU’s efforts.

Regulation of Lot Sizes

Zoning laws help to ensure that growth happens in a manner that is consistent with Tennesseans’ wishes. Getting involved and staying informed in local government’s public meetings is essential to ensuring your wishes are known and heard. 

Protection of Open Spaces

Tennessee has over a million acres of protected open spaces and wildlife habitats. Time spent outdoors reduces stress, improves confidence, increases the ability to concentrate, and extends our life expectancy. Americans’ physical and mental health is vital, and preserving our natural land goes hand in hand.

Disadvantages of Zoning

Zoning regulations have their downsides as well. Educating yourselves becomes imperative if RecreationU’s efforts are to be successful. With growth comes a responsibility to protect the land and the freedoms of the residents of Tennessee. 

Loss of Property Freedoms

Regulations become necessary when growth occurs. Right of ways for utilities and services are inevitable. When roads, grocery stores, and gas stations are built, they come at the expense of regulation. It is up to us as Americans to ensure that our freedoms are protected, and our open spaces stay that way for our children’s children. 

Increasing Property Costs

As zoning changes occur, new homes are built. When new homes are built, property values increase. As property values increase, the cost of land goes up. These changes will continue to occur if we as citizens do nothing. 

Introduces Development to Rural Areas

Search online for “Land preserves near me,” and chances are you will get results aplenty. Performing that exact search ten years from now may quickly return quite a few less. As the state grows, it is necessary to make sure there are land preserves available for your grandchildren to enjoy.

Getting Involved

Natural land protection is the responsibility of everyone. The efforts of RecreationU and other similar organizations can go a long way towards land conservation. 

What can you do? Donate or volunteer with RecreationU today. We all have unique skills and abilities that we may not even realize we have. Send us a message to see what we are up to and how you can get involved today.