The excerpt provides an example of the regulating zoning responsibility of the local government. This can be proven with the definition of zoning which is; divide into or assign to zones, in particular. When compared to the example provided the definition seems to fit.
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My personal choice would be john Locke, i feel as Locke would tell American politicians that they are corrupt and should be overthrown. that this is not the america that the founding fathers envisioned for this country. He would say the the government controls the people and the people no longer control the government and it needs to be fixed or it will be replaced.