These things are also really tedious, can take months, years, or even just be illegal due to zoning laws.

这些事情也很乏味，可能需要几个月、几年，甚至因为分区法而非法。

Our first topic is a somewhat unusual one;we're going to talk about zoning laws.

我们的第一个话题有点不寻常；我们将讨论分区法。

It's because they tend to participate more in local politics, which informs things like zoning laws.

这是因为他们倾向于更多地参与地方政治，这为分区法等事情提供了信息。

Now, we're talking about zoning laws that prevent certain kinds of people from living in a neighborhood.

现在，我们谈论的是阻止某些类型的人居住在社区中的分区法。

Zoning laws in the past, however, were mostly exclusionary based on someone's race or skin color.

然而，过去的分区法大多是基于某人的种族或肤色而排他性的。

We've talked so far about zoning laws that separate businesses and residential, or housing, units – places where people live.

到目前为止，我们已经讨论了将企业和住宅（或住房）单元（人们居住的地方）分开的分区法。

Zoning laws help cities control how they develop – how they grow, making sure that the growth follows a certain plan.

分区法帮助城市控制它们的发展方式——它们的增长方式，确保增长遵循一定的计划。

A " zoning (zoning) law" is a law about how you can use or not use a piece of land, usually in a city or a town.

“分区（分区）法”是关于如何使用或不使用一块土地的法律，通常是在城市或城镇。

Zoning laws that try to do the opposite, that try to include different kinds of people in an area are called " inclusionary zoning laws" .

试图做相反的事情的分区法，试图将不同种类的人包括在一个地区被称为“包容性分区法” 。

Finally, another area where you will hear about zoning laws in the news, in the U.S. anyway, is when you are talking about certain kinds of businesses.

最后，你会在新闻中听到分区法的另一个领域，无论如何，在美国，当你谈论某些类型的企业时。

I've never learned so much about zoning law in my life.