: 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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The argument centered on the city’s Public Benefits Trust Fund, created in 2009 when the city established its Miami 21 zoning code.
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Tess Riski
april 10, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Maryland should name West Baltimore the state’s top TOD priority, designate it accordingly and align capital dollars, zoning changes and financing tools to that decision — now.
—Alfred Barry, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
The standoff has paralyzed one of the council’s most consequential bodies and left a growing backlog of zoning proposals in limbo as the committee reviews zoning changes required to begin construction projects of all kinds across the city.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, under city zoning, housing and creative industries like the Can Can Wonderland mini-golf, bar and arcade on Prior Avenue can find a home within pockets of industrial districts, but even light industry is barred from residential districts.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
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Tess Riski
april 10, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Maryland should name West Baltimore the state’s top TOD priority, designate it accordingly and align capital dollars, zoning changes and financing tools to that decision — now.
—Alfred Barry, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
The standoff has paralyzed one of the council’s most consequential bodies and left a growing backlog of zoning proposals in limbo as the committee reviews zoning changes required to begin construction projects of all kinds across the city.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, under city zoning, housing and creative industries like the Can Can Wonderland mini-golf, bar and arcade on Prior Avenue can find a home within pockets of industrial districts, but even light industry is barred from residential districts.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Zoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoning. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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