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downzone
(dounˈzōnˌ)
verb down·zoned, down·zon·ing, down·zones verb, transitive To reduce (density of housing or permitted expansion of construction) in a designated neighborhood: proposed to downzone residential areas near the shore.
verb, intransitive To reduce the permitted density of housing or the degree of proposed new construction in a designated neighborhood: the city's complex plan to downzone.
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