rezone

verb

re·​zone (ˌ)rē-ˈzōn 

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

Candidates can encourage cities to rezone for alternative housing options such as granny flats and multifamily units and to ease restrictions on commercial-only zoning. —Micky Horstman, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024

However, the current zoning rules don’t allow for those uses, so the church will need to apply to have the land rezoned. —Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2024

Driving the news: Two parcels across almost 1.3 acres would be rezoned for the new project. —Jason Clayworth, Axios, 16 July 2024

Others include supportive housing and rezoning communities to allow more affordable housing — but society’s political and financial will has not yet caught up to its humanity. —Robert M. Hayes, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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