Partial-County Zoning

I am currently working on a Land Use study for a rural county in the Mid-West. The State Representative for this county recently pushed through a state statute to allow the county to zone within 3,000 feet of its military base. The rest of the unincorporated county has no zoning. Previous attempts to establish zoning for the county failed in referendums.

This partial-county zoning is not being received well by the residents affected because 1. they did not get to vote on it and 2. they feel that their land is being unfairly regulated in relation to the rest of the county.

The intention of the zoning is to protect the residents and their property from military operations and to protect the base from encroachment. I understand the intent of the statute, but it does seem to lean towards a taking by not zoning the entire jurisdiction.

Any thoughts?