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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Cincinnati's nine-member City Council is slated to vote next week to rezone a contentious site in Hyde Park.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Lifestyle Communities representatives then deferred requests to annex and rezone the property as recommendation items.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Assistant City Manager Emily Barron said if the property were not rezoned, the real estate group would need a special use permit to develop it in accordance with the rest of the project.
—Austin American-Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Her firm has started buying cheap land impacted by the groundwater restrictions and rezoning it for industrial uses, which do not face the 100-year groundwater requirement.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Lifestyle Communities representatives then deferred requests to annex and rezone the property as recommendation items.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Assistant City Manager Emily Barron said if the property were not rezoned, the real estate group would need a special use permit to develop it in accordance with the rest of the project.
—Austin American-Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Her firm has started buying cheap land impacted by the groundwater restrictions and rezoning it for industrial uses, which do not face the 100-year groundwater requirement.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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