: the act or process of partitioning a city, town, or borough into zones reserved for different purposes (such as residence or business)
also
: the set of ordinances by which such zones are established and regulated
voted to change the town's zoning
zoning laws
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City staff endorsed the team’s latest rezoning request related to the project — for 12 acres on the east side of South Cedar Street — in front of the Charlotte City Council at a Monday zoning meeting.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
Over a hundred other cities across the country have done it or are currently undergoing zoning reform in an attempt to increase their housing supplies, reduce rents and desegregate communities.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
Over a hundred other cities across the country have done it or are currently undergoing zoning reform in an attempt to increase their housing supplies, reduce rents and desegregate communities.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for zoning
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“Zoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoning. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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