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

The council then voted to rezone the arena property to that same zoning designation. —Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024

The city first approved the travel center earlier this year when the company submitted plans to rezone about 71 acres of land. —Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024

Certain other lots should be rezoned into green spaces such as the lots being used for dealership storage of cars on Brookhurst Street and Bixby Avenue or other vacant lots for parks with athletic equipment. —Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024

The woodsy northern Manhattan enclave of Inwood was rezoned in 2018 despite community protests. —Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 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