noun
medium and high-rise residential zone
A land-use zoning category under Japanese city planning law that permits medium- and high-rise residential buildings, typically up to a certain floor-area ratio and building height.
See also: 中高層 (ちゅうこうそう)
この土地は中高層住居専用地域に指定されているため、高いマンションを建てられます。
Because this land is designated as a medium and high-rise residential zone, you can build a tall apartment building.
A stricter residential zone that only allows low-rise buildings, unlike 中高層住居専用地域 which permits medium and high-rise structures.
The broader category of land-use zones; 中高層住居専用地域 is one specific type.
Compound of 中高層 (medium and high-rise), 住居 (residence), 専用 (exclusive use), and 地域 (area/zone). A technical term from Japanese city planning law.