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
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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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By a 3-2 vote, Plainfield’s planning and zoning commission rejected the retail giant’s request to rezone more than 200 acres of farmland and fields for industrial use.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Black Mountain has successfully petitioned the city of Fort Worth to rezone more than 430 acres of land for its AI data center, with another roughly 80 acres’ worth of land headed to Zoning Commission and the City Council later this year after council members pumped the brakes.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
That area was rezoned for a data center in 2023.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Worries about a possible data center coming to Spring Hill have been put to rest, after the applicant on Friday withdrew its request to rezone more than 300 acres of agricultural land for industrial use.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Black Mountain has successfully petitioned the city of Fort Worth to rezone more than 430 acres of land for its AI data center, with another roughly 80 acres’ worth of land headed to Zoning Commission and the City Council later this year after council members pumped the brakes.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
That area was rezoned for a data center in 2023.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Worries about a possible data center coming to Spring Hill have been put to rest, after the applicant on Friday withdrew its request to rezone more than 300 acres of agricultural land for industrial use.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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