Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
Special-use permit — A special use permit allows a specific exception to the zoning regulations from a list of acceptable exceptions for a particular parcel of land in a district of a particular zoning character. The local zoning authority reviews and grants special… … Wikipedia
special use permit — Permitted exception to zoning ordinance; e.g. church, hospital, etc. A special use permit allows property owner to use his property in a way which the zoning regulations expressly permit under the conditions specified in the regulations… … Black's law dictionary
special exception — An objection to the form in which a cause of action is stated. See demurrer. Special exception to municipal zoning ordinance refers to special uses which are permissive in particular zone under ordinance and are neither nonconforming uses nor… … Black's law dictionary
permit — 1. verb To suffer, allow, consent, let; to give leave or license; to acquiesce, by failure to prevent, or to expressly assent or agree to the doing of an act 2. noun In general, any document which grants a person the right to do something. A… … Black's law dictionary
special permit — See special use permit … Black's law dictionary
Variance (land use) — A variance is a requested deviation from the set of rules a municipality applies to land use known as a zoning ordinance, building code or municipal code. In today’s land use approval environment a variance request can be a fatal flaw for… … Wikipedia
Special police — and Special Police Force are terms which have different meanings in different countries, as described below.CanadaSpecial Police is not a term used in Canada. Instead, police who would fall into this role are referred to as Special Constables.… … Wikipedia
Nonconforming use — A type of zoning variance where a parcel of land may be given an exception from current zoning ordinances due to improvements made by a prior owner or before the current zoning ordinances made the desired use non conforming under local law.… … Wikipedia
Use of capital punishment by country — The following is a summary of the use of capital punishment by country. Contents 1 Capital Punishment In The World 2 Africa 3 The Americas 4 Asia Pacific … Wikipedia
Special education — Not to be confused with Gifted education. For the Glee episode, see Special Education (Glee) … Wikipedia
