rezone

verb

re·​zone (ˌ)rē-ˈzōn How to pronounce rezone (audio)
rezoned; rezoning

transitive verb

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
However 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
rezoning noun
plural rezonings
… opposition to the development arose because commercial rezoning of the property was necessary to the development. Jo Gwin Shelby
… Mr. Bloomberg effected the most extensive rezonings in city history … Julia Vitullo-Martin
… a rezoning request to allow gravel mining on 480 acres of grazing land … Lawrence Shulruff

Examples of rezone in a Sentence

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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 The property purchase occurred in the wake of a decision by the Fremont City Council to rezone it to industrial technology. George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 Kim Schmale, the owner of Deep Woods Ranch in Paisley, has applied to the county to rezone 119 acres north of County Road 42 to allow the development. Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 City leaders there had cleared the way for BNSF to annex and rezone a large swath of its land by approving a general plan amendment in early 2023, designating it as employment rather than residential. Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rezone

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rezone was in 1917

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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

rezone

verb
re·​zone
(ˈ)rē-ˈzōn
: to alter the zoning of
rezoned the neighborhood for business

Legal Definition

rezone

transitive verb
re·​zone
rē-ˈzōn
rezoned; rezoning
: to zone again or anew
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