rezoning
Changing permitted uses
Rezoning is the process of changing the designated use of a parcel of land under local zoning laws.
A neighborhood zoned residential might be rezoned for commercial development, or industrial land rezoned for mixed use.
The term often appears in debates over urban growth and property rights: Residents opposed the rezoning of the waterfront.
Comprehensive guiding strategy
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- land-useHow property gets utilized
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
mapping · schematic · design · guidelines · framework · placemaking · vision · density
Official government regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- varianceSpread around the mean
compliance · permitting · enforcement · appeal · jurisdiction · litigation · hearing · bylaw
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- constructionProcess of building something
- buildersThose who construct things
- developersThose who create software
- investorsThose who commit capital
revitalization · speculation · permits · commercial · residential · mixed-use · subdivision · redevelopment
Changing an item's category
- redesignationAssigning a new title
- conversionAct of changing states
- amendmentChange to official text
- redistrictingRedrawing electoral boundaries
remapping · downzoning · upzoning · transition · annexation · reversion
Mass-to-volume ratio
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- districtsDefined administrative regions
congestion · walkability · transit-oriented · downtown · suburban · infill · blight · displacement
Formal request document
- petitionFormal written appeal
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- voteFormal choice expression
notification · review · assessment · stakeholder · opposition · advocacy · timeline · docket
masterplan
Comprehensive guiding strategy
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- land-useHow property gets utilized
infrastructure · mapping · schematic · design · guidelines · framework · placemaking · vision · density · setbacks
ordinance
Official government regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
variance · compliance · permitting · enforcement · appeal · jurisdiction · litigation · hearing · bylaw · enactment
gentrification
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- constructionProcess of building something
- buildersThose who construct things
- developersThose who create software
investors · revitalization · speculation · permits · commercial · residential · mixed-use · subdivision · redevelopment · infill
reclassification
Changing an item's category
- redesignationAssigning a new title
- conversionAct of changing states
- amendmentChange to official text
redistricting · remapping · downzoning · upzoning · transition · annexation · reversion
density
Mass-to-volume ratio
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
districts · congestion · walkability · transit-oriented · downtown · suburban · infill · blight · displacement · affordability
application
Formal request document
vote · notification · review · assessment · stakeholder · opposition · advocacy · timeline · docket · reading
- city planningpermits, permit, public works, sewers, sewer
- government actionslaws, policies, presidential decree, resolution, mandates
- local communityneighbor, resident, local news, town hall, city council
- Urban Growthannexation, suburbs, sprawl, boomtown, migration
- urban issuestraffic, congestion, homelessness, crime, parking
- urban developmenturban development, sprawl, city planning, urban policy, annexation