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 de Blasio administration eventually agreed to pursue a rezoning, but first the community had to wait for the city to rezone East New York, which, according to Lander, was seen as an easier get compared to the middle-class, majority-white neighborhood Gowanus had become.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 June 2025
In many cases, the efforts have yielded more significant results than attempts to rezone entire cities or add apartment buildings to streets of single-family houses.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 4 May 2025
The first step in the redevelopment was getting the area rezoned for residential use.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Hill and her colleagues, on March 11, agreed to rezone another pair of Montgomery lots for commercial and residential use farther down the street.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 June 2025
In many cases, the efforts have yielded more significant results than attempts to rezone entire cities or add apartment buildings to streets of single-family houses.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 4 May 2025
The first step in the redevelopment was getting the area rezoned for residential use.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Hill and her colleagues, on March 11, agreed to rezone another pair of Montgomery lots for commercial and residential use farther down the street.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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