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Zanja (Spanish): An irrigation ditch. Zero Interest Mortgage: A note and mortgage under which interest accrues but is not paid until the end of the term of the loan. Zero Lot Line: The construction of a building on any of the boundary lines of a lot. Usually built on the front line, such as a store built to the sidewalk. see: Zero Side Yard. Zero Side Yard: The building of a subdivision with each house built on a side boundary line. This gives more usable yard space on a narrow lot. An easement for maintenance is given over a portion of the lot adjoining each house. Zone: (1) An area of a county or city in which the use of the land is restricted by law (zoning ordinance). (2) An area designated by a number for the delivery of mail. Zip codes incorporate the zones. Zoning: The division of a city or county by legislative regulations into areas (zones), specifying the uses allowable for the real property in these areas. Zoning Map: A map of a community showing the zones of permitted use under zoning ordinances. Zoning Ordinance: A law (generally at the city or county level) controlling the use of land and construction of improvements in a given area (zone). Zoning Variance: See: Variance. Zygocephalum: In civil law an inaccurate measure of land. The area of land a yoke of oxen could plow in one day.
    
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