: 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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That includes a subdivision map dividing the property into six lots and a request to replace the current zoning with a custom zoning plan tailored to The Village.
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The California Legislature Friday passed a controversial measure that could bypass local zoning laws to require communities to approve more housing developments near train and bus stations in many counties across the state.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In August, the planning and zoning committee amended the proposal to include conditional use permit and licensing requirements that were previously absent, said Councilman Andrew Owen, who co-sponsored the legislation and chairs the committee.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Those would have to be approved by city planning staff through a certificate-of-zoning-compliance process, Semple said.
—Rose Evans
september 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The California Legislature Friday passed a controversial measure that could bypass local zoning laws to require communities to approve more housing developments near train and bus stations in many counties across the state.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In August, the planning and zoning committee amended the proposal to include conditional use permit and licensing requirements that were previously absent, said Councilman Andrew Owen, who co-sponsored the legislation and chairs the committee.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Those would have to be approved by city planning staff through a certificate-of-zoning-compliance process, Semple said.
—Rose Evans
september 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Zoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoning. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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