Single-use zoning

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Single-use zoning, also known as Euclidean zoning, is a practice of urban planning where everyday uses are separated from each other and where land uses of the same type are grouped together. Shops are concentrated in one area, housing in another area, industry in another. Critics argue that putting everyday uses out of walking distance of each other leads to an increase in traffic since people have to get in their cars and drive to meet their needs throughout the day.

It is often called Euclidean zoning by urban planners and other professionals, a reference to the court case that established its constitutionality, Village of Euclid, Ohio v. Ambler Realty Co.