Rezoning refers to the process of changing the Land Use Zone that applies to a particular parcel of land.

Rezoning is required if a property owner wants to develop land to a use or density not permitted under the Land Use Zone currently applied to that property. Rezoning takes 90 to 180 days, or even longer, depending on the complexity and potential physical and community impacts associated with the proposal.

Rezoning is the preferred term, but you may also see references to redistricting and redesignation. These all refer to the same thing—changing the zoning of a particular parcel of land.

Also see Rezoning, p. 54.