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land zoning (Alexander Demidov); zoning (1) the practice of allowing areas of land to be used only for a particular purpose * zoning regulations/laws 2) the act of dividing an area of land into smaller areas (in US town planning) the process of dividing parts of a town or city into zones, areas reserved for houses, businesses or industries. OALD. Zoning is the process of dividing land in a municipality into zones (e.g. residential, industrial) in which certain land uses are permitted or prohibited. The type of zone determines whether planning permission for a given development is granted. Zoning may specify a variety of outright and conditional uses of land. It may also indicate the size and dimensions of land area as well as the form and scale of buildings. These guidelines are set in order to guide urban growth and development. WK Alexander Demidov) |
