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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The project would require approximately 244 acres currently used for agriculture to be rezoned to light manufacturing use.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The 5-2 majority approval, with councilmembers Matthew Schoonover and Robyn Essex opposing, allows Lineage Logistics — a global cold food storage company — to move forward with rezoning the 146 acre site to industrial.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The council is expected to vote on rezoning the land, which is currently designated as an industrial zone, soon after that, said Alex Foster, a spokesperson for Denver Planning and Development.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Republican Councilor Michael-Paul Hart, who represents the district where Google wants to rezone a roughly 470-acre pastoral site for a possible $1 billion data center, forced a vote Monday night to challenge the project.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The 5-2 majority approval, with councilmembers Matthew Schoonover and Robyn Essex opposing, allows Lineage Logistics — a global cold food storage company — to move forward with rezoning the 146 acre site to industrial.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The council is expected to vote on rezoning the land, which is currently designated as an industrial zone, soon after that, said Alex Foster, a spokesperson for Denver Planning and Development.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Republican Councilor Michael-Paul Hart, who represents the district where Google wants to rezone a roughly 470-acre pastoral site for a possible $1 billion data center, forced a vote Monday night to challenge the project.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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