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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Chewning also said in her complaint that Granbury wasn’t transparent because no public notice was given via newspaper, website or in a meeting agenda, referring to the actual 2,100 acres that was rezoned.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The Centennial City Council voted in February to rezone the property at Cityview’s request.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Under Davis’ Measure J-R-D, first passed in 2000, any development that rezones agricultural land for urban use must be approved by voters.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The commission rejected the plan to rezone the farmland.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 6 May 2026
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The Centennial City Council voted in February to rezone the property at Cityview’s request.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Under Davis’ Measure J-R-D, first passed in 2000, any development that rezones agricultural land for urban use must be approved by voters.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The commission rejected the plan to rezone the farmland.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 6 May 2026
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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