zoning

名词 zoning:

1. dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

动词 zone:

1. regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
   同义词：zone, district
2. separate or apportion into sections
   同义词：partition, zone

1. "Years ago, you could tell who the most politically powerful person in town was because his road would be paved, " said Ray Keating, a member if the zoning board of appeals here. "Now it's(=it has) come full circle, and the most powerful live on the dirt roads."
   "几年以前，你可以看出谁是城里最有权势的人，因为他的路会修得整整齐齐，"此间一位城市规划上诉局的基廷先生说。"现在风水轮流转，最有势力的人住在泥土路上。"
2. A zoning variance.
   地区规化特别许可