Meaning of red-zone | Babel Free

Definitions

To categorize as too damaged to repair, and requiring the owners to vacate (a property).

New-Zealand

Examples

“And in the event their land is red-zoned, at least they know they will ultimately get a new house under their AMI insurance policy.”

“As a result of severe and recurrent liquefaction damage, and the infeasibility of timely and effective land repair, more than 7000 residential properties in Christchurch were red-zoned (designated as currently uneconomic to repair) and purchased by central government at a cost exceeding NZ$1.6 billion.”

“His house in the Loop was red-zoned.”

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