rezone
verb
re·zone
(ˌ)rē-ˈzōn 
rezoned; rezoning
law
: to change the zoning of (an area) : to designate (a zone or zones of a city, town, or borough) for a new purpose or use through a change in the applicable zoning regulations
… is seeking to have land it purchased near the airport rezoned from residential use for commercial use …—
Michael Knight
Michael KnightHowever many at-home workers there are, their numbers are large enough to cause some communities to rezone neighborhoods so that certain kinds of work … can take place there …—Lynette Lamb
Lynette Lamb
rezoning
noun
plural rezonings
… opposition to the development arose because commercial rezoning of the property was necessary to the development.
—Jo Gwin Shelby
Jo Gwin Shelby
… Mr. Bloomberg effected the most extensive rezonings in city history …
—Julia Vitullo-Martin
Julia Vitullo-Martin
… a rezoning request to allow gravel mining on 480 acres of grazing land …
—Lawrence Shulruff
Lawrence Shulruff
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Image In Long Beach, where Vast is based, city government plied its plane-building heritage, in 2021 rezoning 437 acres of industrial and warehouse space that was once used to build Boeing C-17 cargo planes.
—Patrick Sisson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
One of the sites council rezoned is home to the beloved Montgomery Street Antique Mall, whose fate remains unclear.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
Now the homeowner is requesting permission from the local council, to rezone the historic property as three houses and a cottage.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
Council members March 25 voted unanimously to rezone a vacant property on the west side of Montgomery for high-intensity mixed-use development, a designation allowing combinations of apartments, hotels and retail spaces.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Sisson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
One of the sites council rezoned is home to the beloved Montgomery Street Antique Mall, whose fate remains unclear.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
Now the homeowner is requesting permission from the local council, to rezone the historic property as three houses and a cottage.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
Council members March 25 voted unanimously to rezone a vacant property on the west side of Montgomery for high-intensity mixed-use development, a designation allowing combinations of apartments, hotels and retail spaces.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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