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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Wilson also addressed a proposal by the city of Fort Worth to rezone 23 properties owned by the district so that they could only be used for community facilities.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
The second option was to rezone the property from residential to public/semi-public land.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The city later rezoned the area as industrial, even though there were already homes in the area.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
Officials are also debating possible new homebuilding regulations, including rezoning for lower housing density in especially fire-prone areas, and expediting a set of forthcoming standards for removing debris, flammable vegetation and wooden fences from the perimeters of homes.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
The second option was to rezone the property from residential to public/semi-public land.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The city later rezoned the area as industrial, even though there were already homes in the area.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
Officials are also debating possible new homebuilding regulations, including rezoning for lower housing density in especially fire-prone areas, and expediting a set of forthcoming standards for removing debris, flammable vegetation and wooden fences from the perimeters of homes.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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