Zoning laws are nothing more than fascism by a different name. One of the primary tenets of fascism is government control of private property. You may own a title to the property and you pay taxes on it, but the government controls how you may use it.
Under English common law, the owner of the property is invested with a number of rights in that property - the right to develop, to use, to sub-divide and bar others entry. We have come a long way from owning rights in our property and have adopted the German fascist model.
Zoning laws came into being in the 1920s, just as Marxism was being embraced by countries around the world. Before government zoning, land use was controlled by citizens in the community and backed by courts who understood English common law and the concepts of trespass and expected use. This prevented pig farms being built in areas where housing was common and expected.
Zoning laws are nothing more than opportunities for little local fascists to act like dictators and enrich themselves and their friends.
Now you've done it...
Better get that firesuit on... Incoming...