upzone

English edit

upzone (third-person singular simple present upzones, present participle upzoning, simple past and past participle upzoned)

(US, transitive) To rezone for more intensive use.
- 2001, Randal O'Toole, The vanishing automobile and other urban myths:
  For example, a neighborhood of single-family homes may be upzoned to multifamily residential or a mixed-use (commercial plus residential) zone.