rezone

[ verb ree-zohn; noun ree-zohn, ree-zohn ]

verb (used with object)

, re·zoned, re·zon·ing.

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

noun

1. an act or instance of rezoning; reclassification:

   to apply for a rezone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rezone¹

First recorded in 1950–55; re- + zone

Example Sentences

The problem, as Hough sees it, is that the rezone was predicated on Governor Drive — which runs through south University City — becoming a hub of public transit beyond the couple bus routes there now.

From Voice of San Diego

In exchange for some favors—a euphemism for bribes—he wanted me to rezone some valuable property adjacent to the GW Bridge.

From The Daily Beast