rezone

verb

re·zone | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈzōn

rezoned; rezoning

Definition of rezone

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

Other words from rezone

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