Sentence examples for supporting zoning from inspiring English sources
UNTIL this year, when its school taxes increased by 12percentthethe 7.2-square-mile hamlet of Miller Place was typical of many along Long Island's north shore where large farms are being sold for subdivisions and civic associations are fighting to protect the rural atmosphere of their communities by supporting zoning that restricts the building of houses to larger parcels than in the past.
Prosecutors say an undercover investigation revealed that the alderman, Arenda Troutman, accepted a $5,000 cash bribe and agreed to accept $10,000 more, as well as a $5,000 political contribution, in exchange for using her office to support zoning changes on behalf of a private developer — a developer that was, in fact, a fictitious entity set up as part of the investigation.
Rowland said U.N.-affiliated groups are giving local governments free lawn mowers to support zoning laws suggested in Agenda 21.
The Upper San Pedro River Partnership in Arizona has employed hydrologic and ecological models to support zoning overlays that encourage groundwater pumping more distant from the river [41] and recharge of treated municipal effluent near the river [42].
The report also said the town should support efforts to combine commercial redevelopment with moderately priced housing in mixed-use areas, but Mr. Venditto said he wouldn't support mixed-use zoning.
Ms. Quinn voted against a resolution to support the zoning changes at the board meeting; Ms. Fields abstained.
Morris Park's roughly 25,000 residents are so concerned with maintaining the visual character and villagelike atmosphere of their neighborhood that they supported a zoning change several years ago to restrict the size and density of new residential development.
Next to the tractor rally, the Last Chance Riverhead Coalition, a loose-knit organization of about 20 local environmental and civic groups, held its own rally to support the zoning changes.
The observed U and Th distributions are relatively uniform and not strongly zoned, thus supporting a "young" canyon model interpretation of the 4He/3He data.
In solidarity, Mr. Bayyari attended several zoning meetings to support the temple's plan.
