zoning
Drifting off mentally
Zoning is the division of land into areas designated for specific uses—residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural.
Municipal governments create zoning laws to control development: The property is zoned for single-family homes.
Zoning regulations determine what can be built where, affecting everything from building height to parking requirements.
In casual use, zoning describes mental states: I was totally zoning out during the meeting.
How property gets utilized
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- varianceSpread around the mean
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- lotLarge amount or portion
plot · acreage · density · setbacks · easements · overlay · mixed-use · single-use
Official government regulation
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- codeSymbolic communication system
- permitOfficial written authorization
variance · restriction · guidelines · bylaws · amendment · provisions · standards · appeal
Refusing loans by neighborhood
- segregationForced separation by group
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
- blockbustingScaring homeowners into selling
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
discriminatory · racial · socioeconomic · historical · reform
Dwellings or protective covering
- single-familyFor one household only
- multi-familyHousing several households
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
apartment · condominium · subdivision · neighborhood · dwelling · detached · homeowner · cul-de-sac
Comprehensive guiding strategy
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- growthIncrease in size
sprawl · sustainability · revitalization · redevelopment · gentrification · urbanization · placemaking · transit-oriented
Sales to end users
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- officeProfessional work location
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
Bounded administrative area
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
designation · classification · mapping · corridor · precinct · area · delineation · geographic
Industrial production facility
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- M-1American semiautomatic infantry rifle
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
land-use
How property gets utilized
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- varianceSpread around the mean
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
lot · plot · acreage · density · setbacks · easements · overlay · mixed-use · single-use · nonconforming
ordinance
Official government regulation
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- codeSymbolic communication system
permit · variance · restriction · guidelines · bylaws · amendment · provisions · standards · appeal · moratorium
redlining
Refusing loans by neighborhood
- segregationForced separation by group
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
- blockbustingScaring homeowners into selling
exclusion · discriminatory · racial · socioeconomic · historical · reform
housing
Dwellings or protective covering
- single-familyFor one household only
- multi-familyHousing several households
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
townhouse · apartment · condominium · subdivision · neighborhood · dwelling · detached · homeowner · cul-de-sac · low-density
masterplan
Comprehensive guiding strategy
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
growth · sprawl · sustainability · revitalization · redevelopment · gentrification · urbanization · placemaking · transit-oriented
retail
Sales to end users
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- officeProfessional work location
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
district
Bounded administrative area
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
partition · designation · classification · mapping · corridor · precinct · area · delineation · geographic · territorial
factory
Industrial production facility
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- M-1American semiautomatic infantry rifle
pollution · smokestacks · logistics · freight · brownfield
- local newscommunity news, local reporter, local politics, local events, city council
- housing rulesrent control, fair housing, tenant rights, eviction laws, housing permits
- land policycadastre, cadastral, land registry, land tax, eminent domain
- municipal codescode enforcement, city charter, housing codes, fire codes, health codes
- city planningpermits, permit, public works, sewers, sewer
- city termsmayor, city council, city hall, urban sprawl, public works
zoningderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
antizoning · unzoned · decontrol · laissez-faire · liberalization
zoningfocusing
Concentrating on one point
paying attention · concentrating · tuning in · engaging · alertness
- zoning outLosing conscious attention temporarily
- property zoningLegal land-use restrictions
- school zoningGeographic student assignment system
- friend zoningRejecting romantic potential
- zoning lawsMunicipal property regulations
- zoning permitOfficial land-use authorization