The zoning ordinance text, in addition to being the prime source of information on the most widely employed form of land use control, is an instrument of communication, requiring, though often lacking, a high degree of comprehensibility. And planners, often the chief custodians of the ordinances, frequently are called upon to explain and interpret zoning provisions.
Members of zoning appeals boards and local governing bodies must have a firm grasp of zoning principles, text provisions and administrative procedures to intelligently carry out their responsibilities. Attorneys must interpret the meanings of complex zoning provisions for their clients. Businessmen want to know what effect zoning will have, if any, on their potential investments. Owners want information on how the district regulations apply to their properties. Of all the material the planner has a hand in preparing, the zoning ordinance is probably referred to and used by more people than any other.
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