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
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The proposal would probably require public hearings, because the property would need to be rezoned.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
The Overland Park Planning Commission on Monday voted 7-1 to approve rezoning the southeast corner of 97th Street and Metcalf Avenue to make way for two, four-story apartment buildings with 300 units.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
Direct Retail Partners is asking the city to rezone 20.4 acres at 311 E. Bonds Ranch Road to allow for up to 423 apartments, which could sit atop commercial space on the ground floor.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
In January, a meeting of the Board of Ada County Commissioners stretched for nearly three hours as residents spoke out against a developer’s goal to rezone a 10-acre piece of land in Southwest Boise from purely commercial to a mix of residential and business uses.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2024
However, the Indianapolis City-County Council gave the final approval to rezone the school in early April.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
Commissioners voted 10-2 to rezone the property at developer GL Homes’ request, but the appeals court said the county failed to give proper public notice of the hearing, thus hindering public input, and must do it over.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
For its South Campus, Tract sought to rezone 435 acres from residential to industrial.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
In effect, the bill rezoned a large swath of the state's low-slung landscape by forcing cities to allow apartment development near single-family homes.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
The Overland Park Planning Commission on Monday voted 7-1 to approve rezoning the southeast corner of 97th Street and Metcalf Avenue to make way for two, four-story apartment buildings with 300 units.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
Direct Retail Partners is asking the city to rezone 20.4 acres at 311 E. Bonds Ranch Road to allow for up to 423 apartments, which could sit atop commercial space on the ground floor.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
In January, a meeting of the Board of Ada County Commissioners stretched for nearly three hours as residents spoke out against a developer’s goal to rezone a 10-acre piece of land in Southwest Boise from purely commercial to a mix of residential and business uses.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2024
However, the Indianapolis City-County Council gave the final approval to rezone the school in early April.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
Commissioners voted 10-2 to rezone the property at developer GL Homes’ request, but the appeals court said the county failed to give proper public notice of the hearing, thus hindering public input, and must do it over.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
For its South Campus, Tract sought to rezone 435 acres from residential to industrial.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
In effect, the bill rezoned a large swath of the state's low-slung landscape by forcing cities to allow apartment development near single-family homes.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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