zoning

noun

zon·​ing ˈzō-niŋ 

: 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

Examples of zoning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Silverman Group’s suit contends that Simsbury’s zoning commission wrongly rejected its plan to build 432 apartments on half of what was once The Hartford’s campus along Route 10 just west of the Farmington River. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025

Burleson’s planning and zoning commission stipulated that the specific use permit for liquor sales would only apply to that suite and not the entire shopping plaza, according to Tony McIlwain, Burleson’s director of development services. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025

Fortunately, there are lots of good ideas in the Texas Legislature to reform zoning codes and pave the way to new homes. —Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Reworking burdensome zoning codes that slow down developments. —Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for zoning

• boning
• cloning
• coning
• droning
• groaning
• honing
• loaning
• moaning
• owning
• phoning
• stoning
• toning

Legal Definition

zoning

noun

zon·​ing

: municipal or county regulation of land use effected through the creation and enforcement of zones under local law