rezone

verb

re·​zone (ˌ)rē-ˈzōn How to pronounce rezone (audio)
rezoned; rezoning

transitive verb

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
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

Examples of rezone in a Sentence

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Jaber argued the Willow Grove acres, zoned with 28 acres as commercial property and 8 acres as residential, could especially increase in value if the property were rezoned as residential property. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 But a request to rezone the land for redevelopment puts all that at risk. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025 The council will consider rezoning the land so it can be used as a public park in June. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 12 May 2025 Since the commission did not table a motion to rezone the properties, the Fort Worth City Council will vote on the zoning March 25. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rezone

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rezone was in 1917

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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

rezone

verb
re·​zone
(ˈ)rē-ˈzōn
: to alter the zoning of
rezoned the neighborhood for business

Legal Definition

rezone

transitive verb
re·​zone
rē-ˈzōn
rezoned; rezoning
: to zone again or anew
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