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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At the legislative body’s April 15 meeting, Washington and four other council members voted to rezone the former Alfred Beckman Middle School property to allow for a new development.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
The Keith Corporation, a commercial real estate firm, requested the site be rezoned from residential to industrial in 2020.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
In response to this supply glut, forward-looking municipalities have been scrambling to rezone office buildings for residential use, and savvy developers are looking to buy candidate office buildings for residential conversion.
—David Marino, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Fort Worth city leaders supported plans for a 308-unit rental development off Beach Street in east Fort Worth.
Council members voted unanimously Tuesday, April 8 to rezone the 31.3 acre property, currently set aside for industrial lots and duplexes, for high-density multifamily.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
The Keith Corporation, a commercial real estate firm, requested the site be rezoned from residential to industrial in 2020.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
In response to this supply glut, forward-looking municipalities have been scrambling to rezone office buildings for residential use, and savvy developers are looking to buy candidate office buildings for residential conversion.
—David Marino, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Fort Worth city leaders supported plans for a 308-unit rental development off Beach Street in east Fort Worth.
Council members voted unanimously Tuesday, April 8 to rezone the 31.3 acre property, currently set aside for industrial lots and duplexes, for high-density multifamily.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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