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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Neighbors in the small community of Bakerville off I-70 in Colorado's mountains are pushing back against a proposal to rezone a residential parcel.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Martinez said that there would not be any new council initiated rezoning in the area in the near future.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Dec. 2025
Michael McKinney, village administrator, said in an email that there are no plans to rezone any property in Yorkville for a data center.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
The Placer County Planning Commission will consider an ordinance to rezone the area from a residential multifamily design to a resort design and to move forward with the project.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Martinez said that there would not be any new council initiated rezoning in the area in the near future.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Dec. 2025
Michael McKinney, village administrator, said in an email that there are no plans to rezone any property in Yorkville for a data center.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
The Placer County Planning Commission will consider an ordinance to rezone the area from a residential multifamily design to a resort design and to move forward with the project.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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