{"id":366410,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/zone.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"zone","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/zone.html","title":{"rendered":"Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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a specifically designated section of a larger area or territory: as
a<\/strong> :<\/strong> a section of a municipality controlled by specific restrictions on permitted use (as for residences or agriculture)
b<\/strong> :<\/strong> a distance within which the same fare is charged by a common carrier
c<\/strong> :<\/strong> a stretch of roadway or a space within which certain traffic regulations are in force
vt zoned<\/strong>
zon\u00b7ing<\/strong>
1 a<\/strong> :<\/strong> to partition (as a city or town) by ordinance into sections reserved for different purposes (as residence or business)
b<\/strong> :<\/strong> to designate the permitted use of (property) by placement in a municipal zone [land zoned<\/em> for agricultural use]
2<\/strong> :<\/strong> to restrict different kinds of (use) to different areas [the power to land use within its borders]<\/p>\n

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Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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