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  2. Zoning in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to the New York Times, "single-family zoning is practically gospel in America," as a vast number of cities zone land extensively for detached single-family homes. [10] Low-density residential zoning is far more predominating in U.S. cities than in other countries. [7]

  3. Single-family zoning - Wikipedia

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    Zoning map of Winnipeg (1947); ... that number is greater than 66%. ... Small portions of the city were excluded from the upzoning. The new code took effect on ...

  4. Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other ...

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    Oregon: Married women are given the right to own and manage property in their own name during the incapacity of their spouse. [4] 1859. Kansas: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] 1860. New York's Married Women's Property Act of 1860 passes. [18] Married women are granted the right to control their own ...

  5. Local government in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The concept of "zoning" originated in the U.S. during the 1920s, according to one source, in which state law gave certain townships or other local governing bodies authority to decide how land was used; a typical zoning ordinance has a map of a parcel of land attached with a statement specifying how that land can be used, how ...

  6. California quietly ended single family zoning, allowing four ...

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    One indication about the future of SB 450 — and single-family zoning in charter cities — is the case of Huntington Beach and the question of its power to have local voter identification laws.

  7. Zoning updates OK'd to help Erie's neighborhoods, small ... - AOL

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  8. Planning and zoning commission - Wikipedia

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    A planning and zoning commission is a local elected or appointed government board charged with recommending to the local town or city council the boundaries of the various original zoning districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein and any proposed amendments thereto. In addition, the Planning and Zoning Commission collects ...

  9. The story of two Brooklyn sisters who forged a family of firsts

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    A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first Black female principal in NYC.