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 National Park Service announced simultaneously that the land being used by the dairies and ranches would be rezoned and would no longer be available for commercial grazing.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The company will also need city council’s blessing to rezone the property from two-family to high-density multi-family use.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
The site was annexed into the village and rezoned in 2004.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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
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Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The company will also need city council’s blessing to rezone the property from two-family to high-density multi-family use.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
The site was annexed into the village and rezoned in 2004.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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