What does zoning mean?
Zoning means present participle and gerund of zone.
Zoning
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of zone.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of zone
- (law) Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.
- The use of zones, such as fare zones.
Example Sentences
These towers are not only the product of advances in construction technology – and a global surfeit of super-rich buyers – but a zoning policy that allows a developer to acquire unused airspace nearby, add it to their own lot, and erect a vast structure without any kind of public review process taking place.
The system of zoning would lead logically to the introduction of the modern ticket barriers from 1987 (the Underground Ticketing System, or UTS), in that it allowed the software in the ticket gates to be relatively simple.
Synonyms for zoning
Antonyms for zoning
Related Words
Word Forms
- zonings
Usage Notes
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These towers are not only the product of advances in construction technology – and a global surfeit of super-rich buyers – but a zoning policy that allows a developer to acquire unused airspace nearby, add it to their own lot, and erect a vast structure without any kind of public review process taking place.
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