city planning
noun
: the drawing up of an organized arrangement (as of streets, parks, and business and residential areas) of a city
city planner
noun
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Those would have to be approved by city planning staff through a certificate-of-zoning-compliance process, Semple said.
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Rose Evans
september 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Seal holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in city planning.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Helsinki is responsible for a range of things, from early childhood education to social services and rescue services to city planning.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Hopkins said the owner of the building, as well as the renter, are on scene working with city planning and dangerous buildings officials to secure the structure.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
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Rose Evans
september 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Seal holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in city planning.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Helsinki is responsible for a range of things, from early childhood education to social services and rescue services to city planning.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Hopkins said the owner of the building, as well as the renter, are on scene working with city planning and dangerous buildings officials to secure the structure.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for city planning
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“City planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20planning. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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