JARGON BUSTER

Cut through the planning jargon with our Jargon Buster, a plain-language guide to the terms, acronyms, and code-speak that confuse everyone but planners. Simple, clear, and a little cheeky.

Zoning

The system cities use to divide land into areas with specific rules about what can be built and how it can be used.

Urban sorting hat: this land’s for houses, that one’s for stores, and over there? Sorry, nothing fun allowed.

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