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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The mention of an unnamed grocery store was included in the developer’s request to rezone the property, which the city’s Zoning Commission approved Wednesday.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
The unresolved angst facing HCA was clear at a recent San Jose Planning Commission meeting, where the advisory body recommended that the City Council deny its request to rezone Good Samaritan’s campus to build a new facility in compliance with state seismic laws and expand operations.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Students at Edgewood in the Fairmount neighborhood would be rezoned within a mile of home for either Gwynn Park or Windsor Hills elementaries, according to a presentation from Angela Alvarez, director of the district’s office of new initiatives, to the school board Tuesday night.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Families living in the Willow Lake boundary zones that are below 79th Street and east of Ditch Road, as well as families living in the Williams Creek neighborhood, would be rezoned to go to Greenbriar.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2024
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
The unresolved angst facing HCA was clear at a recent San Jose Planning Commission meeting, where the advisory body recommended that the City Council deny its request to rezone Good Samaritan’s campus to build a new facility in compliance with state seismic laws and expand operations.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Students at Edgewood in the Fairmount neighborhood would be rezoned within a mile of home for either Gwynn Park or Windsor Hills elementaries, according to a presentation from Angela Alvarez, director of the district’s office of new initiatives, to the school board Tuesday night.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Families living in the Willow Lake boundary zones that are below 79th Street and east of Ditch Road, as well as families living in the Williams Creek neighborhood, would be rezoned to go to Greenbriar.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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