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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Olson noted that the petitioner for this project is currently only seeking rezoning at this point, but would plan to seek further approvals related to a future data center campus at a later date.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Route to rezoning Zoning restrictions have complicated the development of the project, but the zoning of the area has been steadily changing.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Organizers in Augusta Township, Michigan, are trying to recall seven officials, including the town clerk and trustees, after their board voted to rezone land from agricultural to industrial for a future data center site.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
In October, county commissioners quietly rezoned nearly 400 acres of former farmland on Long Ferry Road in Salisbury off Interstate 85 to allow for data center usage.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Route to rezoning Zoning restrictions have complicated the development of the project, but the zoning of the area has been steadily changing.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Organizers in Augusta Township, Michigan, are trying to recall seven officials, including the town clerk and trustees, after their board voted to rezone land from agricultural to industrial for a future data center site.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
In October, county commissioners quietly rezoned nearly 400 acres of former farmland on Long Ferry Road in Salisbury off Interstate 85 to allow for data center usage.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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