Japan has something similar to this. You can build buildings of a higher restriction (residential being more strict then industrial) in a lower restriction zone

Japan has something similar to this. You can build buildings of a higher restriction (residential being more strict then industrial) in a lower restriction zone. This article describes it rather well. http://urbankchoze.blogspot.ca/2014/04/japanese-zoning.html http://urbankchoze.blogspot.ca/2014/04/japanese-zoning.html