Editorial: Homebuyers will get better information

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998 | 10 a.m.

But starting Dec. 1 in Clark County, those selling new homes in subdivisions with 10 or more lots will have to display a zoning map and the county's land use guide, showing the prospective buyer what likely will be built within a one-mile radius of the property.

While this is better than it is now, new homeowners shouldn't be lulled into believing that the zoning will never change, considering that local governments too frequently rezone parcels of land, deviating from land use plans. Although Clark County is making progress in notification, let's hope it also finds the will to resist indiscriminate rezoning, making good on its word to develop the valley in a reasonable manner.

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