special exception

  • 1special exception — n: a use of property that is allowed under a zoning ordinance under specified conditions: conditional use at use 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2special 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… …

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  • 3special exception — An exception directed to a matter of form rather than substance. See special demurrer …

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  • 4exception — ex·cep·tion n 1: something that is excepted or excluded; esp: a situation to which a rule does not apply the supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exception s, and under such regulations as the… …

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  • 5special use permit — n: an authorization from an appropriate government body (as a zoning board) for a use of property that is a special exception: lawful approval for a special exception Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 6special permit — n: special exception Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 7exception — Act of excepting or excluding from a number designated or from a description; that which is excepted or separated from others in a general rule or description; a person, thing, or case specified as distinct or not included; an act of excepting,… …

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  • 8exception — Act of excepting or excluding from a number designated or from a description; that which is excepted or separated from others in a general rule or description; a person, thing, or case specified as distinct or not included; an act of excepting,… …

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  • 9exception — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, important, main, major ▪ the one great exception to that ▪ clear, conspicuous …

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  • 10special 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… …

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