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
Examples of rezone in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The 4-3 vote to adopt the resolution is a major step forward and means Ocean City can move forward with discussions to rezone the area of Wonderland Pier.
—Alicia Roberts, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
The city had rezoned the area to retail and residential and designated the building as a highly significant endangered landmark.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 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
If the commissioners approve the Black Angus Lane rezoning request, a separate public hearing would be held Monday night on a request by land owners Mitchell and Bradley Hager to have their property annexed into the town, and public water and sewer lines extended to the site.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rezone
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Alicia Roberts, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
The city had rezoned the area to retail and residential and designated the building as a highly significant endangered landmark.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 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
If the commissioners approve the Black Angus Lane rezoning request, a separate public hearing would be held Monday night on a request by land owners Mitchell and Bradley Hager to have their property annexed into the town, and public water and sewer lines extended to the site.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rezone
Cite this Entry
“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share