zoning board
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- noun
- /ˈzoʊnɪŋ bɔrd/
- Formal
:
junta de zonificación
- The zoning board held a public meeting to discuss new regulations for residential development in the area.
- a local zoning board
And the zoning board reviews this and then gives you approval to go build it.
- And the zoning board reviews this and then gives you approval to go build it.
Examples
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A lot of property's gonna be affected by the zoning board's decision, Arthur.
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Don't worry, your local zoning board will make sure you do not plant crops in your backyard next year.
Blog text (29) -
"We thought these changes would send too many cases to the zoning board."
Blog text (11) -
And the zoning board reviews this and then gives you approval to go build it.
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This has been approved by the local zoning board with a requirement that the regional archaeological service be informed before the earthmoving operations begin.
Academic text (2007) -
Tom, the zoning board has designated the old Rawlins Chemical Plant as the new toxic waste dump site.
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It was doubly sad to hear the discussion of Longboat Key's Planning and Zoning board from its meeting last Tuesday.
Blog text (8) -
The zoning board of Orange County, Florida, denied Tammy Faye Bakker's request for permission to conduct church services in the industrial park where she has a broadcasting studio.
Academic text (1990) -
To mitigate the power of local zoning, Massachusetts passed the Comprehensive Permit Law, which allows local zoning boards of appeals to override local zoning if certain requirements are met.
Academic text (2001) -
After reviewing the proposal, the zoning board voted to approve the construction of a new park in the neighborhood.
Synonyms
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A local board that decides how land in a city can be used
How Powerful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a board that determines zoning' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'zoning' (system for designating land uses) with 'board' (a committee or governing group). The noun+noun compound meaning 'the committee responsible for X' is a productive and cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand this MWE.
Etymology
Zoning board comes from imagining a local group, a board, drawing lines on a map to make different zones, each with its own rules. That's why today a zoning board means the local group that decides 'who can build what' and other rules for each area.