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French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture | | French term or phrase: droits aériens | Target = International EN
Article for magazine on skyscrapers in New York.
Présentée en 2002, cette dernière marquait le retour des programmes d'habitations et était la première à déroger à la
règle sur la limite des droits aériens.
My research shows that 'zoning regulations' is common in this context, but I'm not sure how to translate this particular term. |
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For example, some counties allow air rights to be transferred to the surrounding buildings. Thus in a dense downtown area, each building in the area may have the right to thirty-five stories of airspace. The owners of an old building of only three stories high could make a great deal of money by selling their building and allowing a thirty-five story skyscraper to be built in its place. To avoid the loss of historically interesting buildings, the government may instead choose to permit developers to purchase the unused air rights of nearby land.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_rights
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5 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +6 air rights
Explanation:
For example, some counties allow air rights to be transferred to the surrounding buildings. Thus in a dense downtown area, each building in the area may have the right to thirty-five stories of airspace. The owners of an old building of only three stories high could make a great deal of money by selling their building and allowing a thirty-five story skyscraper to be built in its place. To avoid the loss of historically interesting buildings, the government may instead choose to permit developers to purchase the unused air rights of nearby land.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_rights
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Asker: Too darned simple ;-) Yup, I've just found this myself. Thank you.
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The translation workplace 
