Property Rights and the Power of the State What is "fee simple" ownership?

Property Rights and the Power of the State 

What is "fee simple" ownership? What role does the government have to "police" our property rights, that is, to establish ordinances to regulate property appearance and conditions, property line setbacks, grass and weed control, trash or hazardous materials, abandon motor vehicles or the parking of RVs in the front yard. What is the role of a community zoning plan? Why allow zoning in the first place?