to reclassify (a property, neighborhood, etc.) as belonging to a different zone or being subject to different zoning restrictions
noun
2.
an act or instance of rezoning; reclassification
to apply for a rezone
Word origin
[1950–55; re- + zone]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, International Gothic, action painting, bleep, wiretapre- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert