The general zoning authority of counties is limited. General county zoning does not apply to lands inside the limits of incorporated cities and villages.
General county zoning seeks to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare.
The legislature has listed a variety of topics that can be dealt with in a general county zoning ordinance. The areas in which residential uses may be regulated or prohibited. The areas in and along, or in or along, natural water-courses, channels, streams and creeks in which trades or industries, filling or dumping, erection of structures and the location of buildings may be prohibited or restricted. The location of buildings and structures that are designed for specific uses and designation of uses for which buildings and structures may not be used or altered. The location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures.