# zoning

Pronunciation: say "ZOHN-ing" US /ˈzoʊnɪŋ/, UK /ˈzəʊnɪŋ/

## Noun

1. Legislative action that regulates how property may be used and what buildings may be constructed within an area under a government's jurisdiction.
   - Simple: Rules made by a local government that say how land and buildings can be used in different areas.
   - _The city council updated its zoning to permit mixed-use development downtown._
   - _Residents challenged the new zoning at a public hearing._
3. The practice of dividing a service or network into zones, as with the fare zones used in public transit.
   - Simple: A system that splits a service area into parts, like the fare zones on a train or bus network.
   - _The transit authority's zoning sets ticket prices according to how far passengers travel._
   - _Under the subway's zoning, a ride into the central area costs more than a trip between two suburbs._

## Verb

2. Present participle of zone. — present participle and gerund of zone
   - Simple: Present participle of zone. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now, or as the name of the action.
   - _The council is zoning the waterfront for commercial use._
   - _Planners are zoning the hillside to limit how tall buildings can be._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/zoning (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).