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
Examples of rezone in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The new code changed the zoning of the site, meaning Morgan Stonehill needed to rezone again before building the property.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
More:Proposal would allow corrosive materials to cross Ambassador Bridge: Public can weigh in
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Experts compiled the report based on weather patterns, long-term forecasts, and pest biology.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
That night, the council nonetheless voted to rezone the land for the Karbank proposal.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Nine days later, the plan suffered a fatal blow when the Council, in a meeting that took three minutes and 14 seconds, began rezoning the site, led by the chairman who had praised it.
—Jason Deparle Bobby Altman, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Multiple Washington Township community and school organizations have banded together to stop rezoning a former church as a charter school, with the hope of preventing the school from opening altogether.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2024
District leaders are now working with Anaheim officials to rezone and subdivide the property, which will need to be approved by city leaders.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
According to the zoning report, the development must abide by certain design and drainage standards at the risk of the property being rezoned back to rural.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
About 140 acres of the Pacific Proving Technology Campus will need to be annexed into the city to receive city utility services and be rezoned to light industrial.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
More:Proposal would allow corrosive materials to cross Ambassador Bridge: Public can weigh in
More:Core City residents urge Detroit to rezone controversial concrete site
Experts compiled the report based on weather patterns, long-term forecasts, and pest biology.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
That night, the council nonetheless voted to rezone the land for the Karbank proposal.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Nine days later, the plan suffered a fatal blow when the Council, in a meeting that took three minutes and 14 seconds, began rezoning the site, led by the chairman who had praised it.
—Jason Deparle Bobby Altman, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Multiple Washington Township community and school organizations have banded together to stop rezoning a former church as a charter school, with the hope of preventing the school from opening altogether.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2024
District leaders are now working with Anaheim officials to rezone and subdivide the property, which will need to be approved by city leaders.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
According to the zoning report, the development must abide by certain design and drainage standards at the risk of the property being rezoned back to rural.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
About 140 acres of the Pacific Proving Technology Campus will need to be annexed into the city to receive city utility services and be rezoned to light industrial.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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