rezone

Change land designation

To rezone is to change the official zoning classification of a piece of land, altering what can legally be built or operated there.

A neighborhood zoned residential might be rezoned for commercial use, allowing businesses to move in: The city council voted to rezone the waterfront for mixed-use development.

Rezoning decisions often spark controversy between developers and residents.

planning

land-use

How property gets utilized

masterplanComprehensive guiding strategy
developmentProgress toward maturity
proposalFormal plan for consideration

overlay · density · mixed-use · setback · corridor · parcel · lot · plat · survey · feasibility

legal

ordinance

Official government regulation

varianceSpread around the mean
permitOfficial written authorization
amendmentChange to official text

bylaw · compliance · hearing · appeal · moratorium · statute · legislation · code · enforcement · council

change

reclassify

Assign new category

redesignateAssign a new classification
convertChange in form or faith
amendModify or correct

modify · revise · update · transition · transform · redevelop · downzone · shift · reallocate · remap

urban

gentrification

Wealthy influx displacing locals

infillMaterial closing gaps
sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
densityMass-to-volume ratio

transit-oriented · mixed-use · downtown · commercial · residential · industrial · highrise · displacement · revitalization · brownfield

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land-use

ordinance

reclassify

gentrification

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