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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Digital Realty Trust is looking to rezone 156 acres at 12899 Moores Chapel Road to allow for a 3-million-square-foot data center.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
The company wants to rezone more than 80 acres of woodlands near Metacomet Road and Pinnacle Rock in Plainville to allow gravel mining.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
City council members voted unanimously on Tuesday, April 8 to rezone 16.7 acres of commercial land for high-density multifamily use, waving it through without discussion.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: The port filed the land use petition this week in King County Superior Court, claiming the City Council bypassed standard land use and environmental review processes to rezone a slice of the industrial district.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
The company wants to rezone more than 80 acres of woodlands near Metacomet Road and Pinnacle Rock in Plainville to allow gravel mining.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
City council members voted unanimously on Tuesday, April 8 to rezone 16.7 acres of commercial land for high-density multifamily use, waving it through without discussion.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: The port filed the land use petition this week in King County Superior Court, claiming the City Council bypassed standard land use and environmental review processes to rezone a slice of the industrial district.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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