rezone

verb

re·​zone (ˌ)rē-ˈzōn 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Chicago's plan commission will vote on a request to rezone Ford City Mall for industrial development. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

The county measure also speeds up approvals because rezoning applications don’t require an amendment to the underlying comprehensive development plan required by state law, typically a prolonged process. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

They were concerned rezoning the property would set off a reaction of more intensive zoning for the corridor. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

In our simulator model, single-family residential zones, which make up nearly 70% of residential land in Denver, are rezoned to allow more density without lengthy approval processes or permissions from the city. — Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rezone

• boney
• boni
• bony
• coney
• crony
• monie
• mony
• phoney
• phony
• stoney
• stony
• toney

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