Sentence examples for hold zoning from inspiring English sources

Because towns hold zoning and planning powers, the winners in these local elections will play central roles in making land-use decisions that may include rezoning, building moratoriums, and the use of public money for open-space preservation and groundwater protection.

The Town of North Hempstead, which holds zoning powers in unincorporated Albertson, has been trying to accommodate expansions and knockdowns without letting them run amok.

A pure acronym -- nimby, "not in my backyard" -- long ago took hold among zoning lawyers and environmentalists.

He allowed bungee jumping off the bridge until a January 1992 court order held that it violated zoning laws.

He intended to allow bungee jumping off the bridge, and did so until a January 1992 court order held that it violated zoning laws.

I had those days, wracked with guilt when I donated her clothes to a worthy charity, sitting on the couch, zoning out, holding onto a favorite pillow.

You may wish to go higher than I did, but in many communities zoning restrictions will hold you below the treetops.

A full version of the report was unveiled last week at a daylong conference, "Zoning the City," held by the Department of City Planning.

"Issues such as cleanliness of the streets, not waiting several months to get a building department application approved, zoning applications being held up, waiting several months for a hearing, all sorts of issues that when added together, diminish the quality of life.

At the same time, communities aren't shy about holding rallies and storming city zoning meetings to protest the opening of addiction treatment facilities near them.

"I'm the only person who is holding a zoning hostage for something else," Mr. Devor said.