Verb
upzone (third-person singular simple present upzones, present participle upzoning, simple past and past participle upzoned)
(US, transitive) To rezone for more intensive use.
Oliver said she’s not convinced proposals to upzone Seattle neighborhoods under the Mandatory Affordable Housing program will actually result in an increase in available housing for low-income residents, though it will increase density. Source: Internet
The largest remaining character structure in the Pike/Pine overlay is the Richmark Label Building, which Wentlandt used to show examples of redevelopment conditions under existing regulations, and then with the proposed upzone and overlay incentive. Source: Internet