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

The project also received a recommendation to deny or no recommendation from other city boards intended to advise the council ahead of rezoning votes. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

According to state guidance, a quarter-mile around a train station has to be rezoned if 48 to 71 high-frequency commuter rail trains make daily stops there. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

If such an agreement isn't provided, the local community would be able to deny any site plan or rezoning request from a developer. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The proposal calls for roughly 80 acres to be rezoned from Residential Large to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 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