rezone

American  

[ree-zohn, ree-zohn, ree-zohn] / riˈzoʊn, riˈzoʊn, ˈriˌzoʊn /

verb (used with object)

rezoned, rezoning

1. to reclassify (a property, neighborhood, etc.) as belonging to a different zone or being subject to different zoning restrictions.

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noun

1. an act or instance of rezoning; reclassification.

   to apply for a rezone.

Etymology

Origin of rezone

First recorded in 1950–55; re- + zone

Example Sentences

He said he got a notice earlier this year that a company was looking to rezone an empty field across the street from his house.

From Barron's

He said he got a notice earlier this year that a company was looking to rezone an empty field across the street from his house.

From Barron's

Any attempt to rezone the land for one or a few wealthy buyers wanting big lots “would be a long and arduous process,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

With a key vote coming on a bid to rezone Los Angeles to add 250,000 more homes, city officials released a long-awaited report on the history of exclusionary zoning.

From Los Angeles Times

In Baltimore, meanwhile, Question F gives voters the option to rezone the city’s Inner Harbor, removing deed restrictions on 4.5 acres of parkland and allowing the fading Harborplace mall to be redeveloped as a mixed-use area.

From Slate