downzone
verb
down·zone
ˈdau̇n-ˌzōn 
downzoned; downzoning; downzones
: to reduce or limit development or the number of buildings permitted on
the county downzoned rural land to allow only one home per ten acres
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Scott McGovern, president of the Anneslie Community Association, said the neighborhood was happy with Marks’ proposal to downzone the stretch of York Road from Dumbarton to Overbrook Road.
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Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2019
Tuesday night, following its intention expressed at a June 18 study session, a majority of the Cupertino City Council appears poised to downzone the Vallco site in an attempt to render development there economically infeasible.
—J.r. Fruen, The Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2019
So to block that, the City Council voted Monday to shift the land temporarily into the Pike Market historic district — which for the time being would effectively downzone it by 40-plus stories.
—Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times, 15 Aug. 2018
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Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2019
Tuesday night, following its intention expressed at a June 18 study session, a majority of the Cupertino City Council appears poised to downzone the Vallco site in an attempt to render development there economically infeasible.
—J.r. Fruen, The Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2019
So to block that, the City Council voted Monday to shift the land temporarily into the Pike Market historic district — which for the time being would effectively downzone it by 40-plus stories.
—Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times, 15 Aug. 2018
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“Downzone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downzone. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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