1. An area that is different or is distinguished from surrounding areas ( zone of danger).
2. An area in a city or town that, through zoning regulations, is under particular restrictions as to building size, land use, and the like (the capitol is at the center of the height-restriction zone). [Cases: Zoning and Planning 31. C.J.S. Zoning and Land Planning §§ 40, 42.]
holding zone. Temporary, low-density zoning used until a community determines how the area should be rezoned.
