(1) A MEASURE OF 36″. (2) The area between the building and property line of a residential property (back yard, side yard, front yard). (3) An enclosure used for a business purpose (lumber yard, etc.).

Lumber generally found in a lumber yard, that is lumber graded for general building purposes.

Ratio of income from an investment to the total cost of the investment over a given period of time.

An irrigation ditch.

A note and mortgage under which interest accrues but is not paid until the end of the term of the loan.

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 also: 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.

The division of a city or county by legislative regulations into areas (zones), specifying the uses allowable for the real property in these areas.

A map of a community showing the zones of permitted use under zoning ordinances.

A law (generally at the city or county level) controlling the use of land and construction of improvements in a given area (zone).

See: Variance.

In civil law an inaccurate measure of land. The area of land a yoke of oxen could plow in one day.