Definitions for zoning
zon·ing

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1. zoningnoun

   dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

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1. zoningnoun

   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.

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1. Zoning

   Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a single use (e.g. residential, industrial), they may combine several compatible activities by use, or in the case of form-based zoning, the differing regulations may govern the density, size and shape of allowed buildings whatever their use. The planning rules for each zone determine whether planning permission for a given development may be granted. Zoning may specify a variety of outright and conditional uses of land. It may indicate the size and dimensions of lots that land may be subdivided into, or the form and scale of buildings. These guidelines are set in order to guide urban growth and development.Zoning is the most common regulatory urban planning method used by local governments in developed countries. Exceptions include the United Kingdom and the City of Houston, Texas.Zoning laws that limit the construction of new housing (like single-family zoning) are associated with reduced affordability and are a major factor in residential segregation in the United States by income and race.

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1. Zoning

   Zoning is a device of land-use planning used by local governments in most developed countries. The word is derived from the practice of designating permitted uses of land based on mapped zones which separate one set of land uses from another. Zoning may be use-based, or it may regulate building height, lot coverage, and similar characteristics, or some combination of these. Similar urban planning methods have dictated the use of various areas for particular purposes in many cities from ancient times.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of zoning in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of zoning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of zoning in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Goldstein:

   They created a 39-sided zoning lot, you would expect to see a rectangle of some kind. You might expect it to be bigger, you might expect smaller. But you wouldn't expect it to snake across the whole block.

2. Donald Trump:

   I have never failed if I go for zoning.

3. Mayor Craig Kavanagh:

   This town is still the same town it was before this CUP approval took place, the vote last night had nothing to do with beliefs or race, it was strictly a zoning issue City Council of Murdock felt like City Council of Murdock needed to legally abide by or it would have caused a substantial burden to the town. We as a council still want what is best for the City of Murdock and will always do so.

4. Bill Murray:

   The development in Houston has been so intense over the last ten years and a lot of it did not follow good zoning practices.

5. Nick Paolucci:

   We are pleased with this reversal, while the Department of Buildings has changed its policy on zoning-lot formation going forward, New York Supreme Court correctly recognized that the change was not retroactive and upheld the City's grant of a permit for this project consistent with previously issued guidance.

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