A Study of Down-Zoning Type and Its Feasible Factor in Japan

ALL ZONING CASES ARE NOT ALWAYS APPROPRIATE ON THE GROUND OF SOCIAL CHANGES AND CHANGED URBAN PLANNING PURPOSES, SO THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO EASE OR TIGHTEN. THIS PAPER USES THE WORD DOWN ZONING IN THE SENSE OF STRENGTHENING THE ZONING REGULATION. DOWN ZONING IS GENERALLY ADOPTED IN CASE OF OVER ZONING. IN THE MATTER OF FACT, DOWN ZONING IS DIFFICULT TO CARRY OUT FOR THE MOST PART AND ITS PROGRESS HAS BEEN UNKNOWN. FOR REASONS MENTIONED ABOVE, WE SET ABOUT THIS STUDY. THIS PAPER HAS THE TARGET OF DOWN ZONING CASES CONCERNING WITH THE AREA DEMARCATION AND THE LAND USE ZONING. THEY ARE THE PRINCIPAL ZONING FORMS IN JAPAN. THROUGH THIS STUDY, WE OBTAINED THAT DOWN ZONING IS PERFORMING NOT TO INTERFERE THE PRACTICAL DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.