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Zoning

Meaning in public administration, with examples

/ˈzəʊnɪŋ/nounCommon term

In public administration, zoning means: The system of dividing land in a town or city into areas where only certain uses, such as housing, industry or green space, are allowed, with rules on building height and density.

In Turkish: imar, imar planlaması, arazi kullanım planlaması

How it is used

Mainly American; British English usually says planning or land-use planning. Common phrases: zoning plan, zoning laws, zoning change, zoning permit. Changing the permitted use of a plot is called rezoning, which is often controversial.

Example sentences

  1. The site is marked as green space in the zoning plan, so no housing can be built there.

  2. Residents objected to the zoning change at the council meeting.

Common collocations

  • zoning plan
  • zoning laws
  • zoning change
  • zoning permit
  • permitAn official document that allows someone to do something that would otherwise be restricted, such as build a house, open a business or work in a country.
  • municipalityA city or town that has its own local government, or that local government body itself, with duties such as water supply, waste, local roads and building permits.
  • councilA group of elected or appointed people who make decisions for an area or organization, especially the elected body that governs a city, town or district.
  • public participationThe involvement of citizens and community groups in public decisions, for example through meetings, surveys, hearings or advisory bodies.

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