zoning commission
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- noun
- /ˈzoʊnɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən/
- Formal
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comisión de zonificación
- Residents attended the meeting to voice their concerns about the zoning commission's proposed changes.
- planning and zoning commission
- city zoning commission
Examples
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So you deal with contractors, architects, planning and zoning commission?
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Were payoffs to the zoning commission.
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And they're records of payments to various people on the zoning commission.
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A CUP comes with an application fee, a public hearing at a planning and zoning commission meeting in which neighbors are notified, and then an appearance before the council.
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The city zoning commission approved plans for new parks and recreational areas.
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The zoning commission is responsible for deciding how land can be used in our community.
Synonyms
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A local group that decides what people can build and do on land
Antonyms
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The removal of government rules that control an industry or business to allow more competition
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an official board dealing with land-use designation' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'zoning' (designating land uses) with 'commission' (a formal committee or board). This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Zoning commission comes from the simple image of a small group, the commission, drawing lines to make different areas called zoning on a town map, with one part for houses and another for shops. So, a zoning commission is the board that decides which land is for what use.