What is Exclusionary zoning?
'''Exclusionary zoning''' is the use of [[zoning]] [[law]]s to [[:wikt:exclude|exclude]] certain types of people from a [[wikt:community|community]]. Exclusionary zoning laws began to be used in the [[United States]] in the late [[19th century]]. Exclusionary zoning rules are still used today across the country. A common type of exclusionary zoning rule is a minimum [[wikt:lot|lot]] size rule. This type of rule makes it hard for [[Poverty|poor]] families to build a house on a small lot that they could afford. Exclusionary zoning rules make it hard for poor families to find housing in a community. [[Category:Urban planning]] [[Category:Discrimination]] [[Category:Urban geography]] {{stub}}