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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Teresa Earnhardt, who married Dale Earnhardt in 1982, began asking city officials to rezone 400 acres of that land for a data center last fall.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
The issue centers on a controversial request to rezone Acacia Cliffs, a 290-unit affordable apartment complex on a hilly cliff along Hart Lane off Far West and MoPac boulevards in Northwest Austin.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Supervisors also rezoned it to allow future development.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Rolando Acosta, a representative of the developer, said the site’s closest neighbors supported the $33 million project, partly because several plans for new residences on the property failed since it was rezoned in 2008, and its structures demolished.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Bracey Harris, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
The issue centers on a controversial request to rezone Acacia Cliffs, a 290-unit affordable apartment complex on a hilly cliff along Hart Lane off Far West and MoPac boulevards in Northwest Austin.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Supervisors also rezoned it to allow future development.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Rolando Acosta, a representative of the developer, said the site’s closest neighbors supported the $33 million project, partly because several plans for new residences on the property failed since it was rezoned in 2008, and its structures demolished.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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