Zoning
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned. countable, uncountable
"These towers are not only the product of advances in construction technology – and a global surfeit of super-rich buyers – but a zoning policy that allows a developer to acquire unused airspace nearby, add it to their own lot, and erect a vast structure without any kind of public review process taking place."
- 2 dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc wordnet
- 3 The use of zones, such as fare zones. countable, uncountable
"The system of zoning would lead logically to the introduction of the modern ticket barriers from 1987 (the Underground Ticketing System, or UTS), in that it allowed the software in the ticket gates to be relatively simple."
- 1 present participle and gerund of zone form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Virginia is one of the latest states to tackle the affordable housing crisis by considering zoning rules to allow denser — and, potentially, more affordable — housing, in any area now zoned for single-family homes."
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