Sentence examples for use decisions from inspiring English sources

We recognize that land use decisions made by our town have environmental and traffic impacts on neighboring jurisdictions.

But the county government has no formal power to control land use decisions by its 43 municipalities.

The Board of Estimate (a city body controlling land use decisions) was prevailed upon to drop the plan.

I strongly feel that land use decisions should be made on a comprehensive townwide basis and not in a piecemeal fashion".

The county government, however, has no formal power to control such land use decisions, because each municipality can draft local zoning regulations and approve or reject projects.

The bill strikes at the heart of home rule, a sacrosanct precept in Westchester, which allows towns to call their own shots on land use decisions.

Furthermore, land-use decisions are separated from transportation decisions.

Mr. Ferrer's power in land-use decisions was reduced to a largely advisory role.

The pine barrens commission is "going completely in the wrong direction as far as land-use decisions," Mr. Foley said.

Pedestrian needs must be taken into consideration when road policy, transport planning and land-use decisions are being made.

"Traditionally, zoning and land-use decisions are within the jurisdiction of the towns," said the spokeswoman, Patricia Reiss.