: 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 City Council put the process on hold with the passage of a 150-day moratorium on data center development this week, the city confirmed in an agenda for the council’s upcoming zoning meeting.
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
The Jewish Community Center in Kendall lost its effort to rezone its 23-acre property after community members successfully opposed the plan at a zoning hearing Thursday night.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Menendez was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s charter review committee board and recently resigned from the city’s planning and zoning board to run for office.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
The zoning maneuvers have emerged in the wake of IBM’s decision to shut the Almaden complex and move its researchers and workers a few miles away to IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab at 555 Bailey Rd.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
The Jewish Community Center in Kendall lost its effort to rezone its 23-acre property after community members successfully opposed the plan at a zoning hearing Thursday night.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Menendez was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s charter review committee board and recently resigned from the city’s planning and zoning board to run for office.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
The zoning maneuvers have emerged in the wake of IBM’s decision to shut the Almaden complex and move its researchers and workers a few miles away to IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab at 555 Bailey Rd.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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“Zoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoning. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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