rezone

verb

re·​zone (ˌ)rē-ˈzōn How to pronounce rezone (audio)
rezoned; rezoning

transitive verb

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
However 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
rezoning noun
plural rezonings
… opposition to the development arose because commercial rezoning of the property was necessary to the development. Jo Gwin Shelby
… Mr. Bloomberg effected the most extensive rezonings in city history … Julia Vitullo-Martin
… a rezoning request to allow gravel mining on 480 acres of grazing land … Lawrence Shulruff

Examples of rezone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web About 140 acres of the Pacific Proving Technology Campus will need to be annexed into the city to receive city utility services and be rezoned to light industrial. Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 Charter school and Washington Township school district lawyers gave arguments for why the property should or shouldn’t be rezoned for a school. Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024 Initial plans for residential housing units on the top floors of the station have been scrapped in favor of a hotel − although Ford will first have to rezone the property, which currently is not permitted for a hotel. Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024 The Cincinnati Planning Commission on Friday voted unanimously to rezone a 7.28-acre site that includes the old R.K. LeBlond buildings from manufacturing to multi-family to allow for residential construction. Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2024 What officials, led by Mayor Muriel Bowser, are proposing is to rezone the area for mixed-use development (which basically blends residential and commercial zoning) for medium-to-high density, to build more housing (some affordable) and a new library, and to revamp the public safety facilities. Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2024 So what’s next for the site? After purchasing the site, Selwyn worked closely with the Dilworth Community Association to rezone the site for developing the property, Poole told The Observer on Wednesday. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024 At the time, its developer went through a process with the city to get the lot rezoned – a process that resulted in an agreement about how the space would be used. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Feb. 2024 Land is being rezoned for industrial use, and massive warehouses are being built on speculation near traditional farming communities like Buttonwillow and Shafter, so goods coming through the Southern California ports can be shipped quickly throughout the western United States. Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rezone was in 1917

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Cite this Entry

“Rezone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rezone. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

rezone

verb
re·​zone
(ˈ)rē-ˈzōn
: to alter the zoning of
rezoned the neighborhood for business

Legal Definition

rezone

transitive verb
re·​zone
rē-ˈzōn
rezoned; rezoning
: to zone again or anew
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