Municipal regulations governing zoning

• A. Building Codes
• B. Building Permits
• C. Zoning Ordinances
• D. Setback

Answer: (C)

Zoning ordinances are the rules municipalities use to regulate how land can be used and developed. They set up districts (like residential, commercial, or industrial) and specify what uses are allowed, along with restrictions on things such as building heights, lot sizes, density, parking, and setbacks from property lines. These ordinances are enacted by the city or town and codified in the municipal code, guiding where different types of development can occur and under what conditions.

Building codes, by contrast, establish standards for the construction and safety of buildings, not land use. Building permits are the approvals needed to begin construction, and a setback is a specific requirement within zoning about how far a structure must sit from property lines—one component of zoning, but not the overall regulatory framework.