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Hudson, OH, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 2023This city’s code allows for one accessory dwelling unit on a lot with a single-family dwelling. -
Knoxville, TN, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019by: City of KnoxvilleThese regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Downtown Revitalization, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, and Solar Energy collections. -
Youth Engagement and Action for Health (YEAH!)
2019Youth Engagement and Action for Health (YEAH!) is a 14-week curriculum to engage youth in planning and projects designed to create healthier neighborhoods. -
Broadening Public Participation Using Online Engagement Tools
2015by: Susan Stuart ClarkThis briefing paper discusses how to choose and use online tools for local public participation in decision-making processes. -
Newark, NJ, Newark360 Master Plan
September 2022This master plan primarily addresses land use recommendations in Newark, New Jersey. -
American Farmland Trust’s Julia Freedgood on Planning Sustainable Food Systems for All People
In this episode of People Behind the Plans podcast series, Julia Freedgood, a senior fellow and senior program advisor at the American Farmland Trust, and author of Planning Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems, talks about the complex and fragile web behind the food we eat, and the important role planning plays, especially in rural areas. -
Fire Changes Everything
April 01, 2019As planners and local government decision makers in California, we thought we adequately understood wildfire hazards and planned accordingly. We were wrong. -
Michigan Joins Small Number of States With Self-Driving Car Laws
by: Jeffrey BatesNew state laws allowing for the testing of autonomous vehicles look ahead to the possibilities of the technology and the role of planning. -
A Practical Guide to Updating Local Regulations for Climate Resilience
Building and zoning codes are a powerful way to advance local climate goals. Try these tactics for proven results.by: Bella Purdy, AICP February 17, 2023Building and zoning codes are a powerful way to advance local climate goals. Try these tactics for proven results. -
Pattern Zones and Pre-Reviewed Homes
Zoning Practice — January 2024by: Richard Murphy, AICP, Melissa Milton-Pung January 01, 2024This issue of Zoning Practice explores how a pattern approach to zoning, incorporating pre-reviewed building plans, may help communities expand housing choice and affordability. It begins with a brief examination of historical precedents before outlining the key components of a pattern zoning program and highlighting potentially complementary strategies.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Woolwich Township, NJ, Code of Ordinances
This zoning ordinance includes a section on solar energy systems.Woolwich township, NJ -
Riverwoods, IL, Municipal Code
The village code includes a chapter on renewable energy that provides standards for building-mounted and free-standing solar energy systems.Riverwoods, IL -
Longmont, CO, Code of Ordinances
2016The city's land development code defines and regulates small-cell wireless and addresses solar, as does its mandatory green building code.Longmont, CO -
Santa Cruz County, CA, 1994 General Plan
This comprehensive plan includes policies and objectives that encourage the use of solar energy and protection of solar access.Santa Cruz County, CA -
Prince William County, VA, Code of Ordinances
This ordinance includes solar devices in the definition of a structure, and includes regulations for rooftop installations and solar collectors in historic districts.Prince William County, VA -
View to the Mountain: A Scenic Protection Manual
2011by: Noelle Mackay, Seth Jensen, Dana FarleyThis guide documents actions taken by Jericho and Essex, two towns in Vermont, to protect scenic views along selected roads and provides guidance to other communities seeking to protect scenic resources.Essex town, VT -
Sweden, NY, Town Code
Updated September 2017The town’s wind energy conversion systems code defines and regulates small and large wind energy systems. -
Glenview, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 5, 2018This regulation belongs to the Downtown Revitalization and Outdoor Lighting collections. -
Westtown Township, PA, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 5, 2017The township addresses outdoor lighting in its zoning code. -
Santa Barbara, CA, Land Development Regulations
Updated September 2018The county's Land Use and Development Code includes a section on solar energy systems. -
Municipal Implementation Tool #12: Aging in Place
July 2007This guide relates the research about Baby Boomers aging in place to the communities served by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. -
Wilmington, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Solar Energy collections. -
Travel and the Built Environment A Meta-Analysis
Journal of the American Planning Association, 76(3): 265-294, 2010by: Reid Ewing, Robert CerveroThis article belongs to the Active Transportation and Benefits of Compact, Mixed Use Development collections. -
Grey vs. Great Density
April 2016This audio defines density in the city, addresses misconceptions about high levels of density, and discusses how tools like infill development can help planners achieve livability. -
Model Zoning for the Regulation of Solar Energy Systems
March 2014This model zoning ordinance for Massachusetts cities and towns offers various amendments to local ordinances to facilitate development of solar energy systems at small, medium, and large scales. -
Barnstable, MA, Muncipal Code
Updated January 2020This regulation belongs to the Solar Energy and Grayfields Reuse and Redevelopment collections. -
Santa Ana, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2020The city's zoning code addresses form-based zoning, grayfields reuse and redevelopment, and transit-oriented development. -
Davis, CA, Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Adopted June 2010This functional plan identifies solar energy production as a main objective and provides several solar-supportive action items. -
Gladstone, MO, Comprehensive Plan
Updated February 2011This comprehensive plan includes belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Fort Collins, CO, Downtown Plan
Adopted March 2017This subarea plan belongs to the Downtown Revitalization and Green Building collections. -
Eagle Mountain, UT, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019This regulation belongs to the Solar Energy and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Calabasas, CA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the ROW, Green Building, and Solar Energy collections. -
El Paso, TX, Plan El Paso
Adopted March 2012The city’s comprehensive plan belongs to the Complete Streets, Form-Based Zoning, and Solar Energy collections. -
Pinal County, AZ, Comprehensive Plan
Updated January 2021This comprehensive plan belongs to the Solar Energy and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Mundelein, IL, Code of Ordinances
2017These regulations belong to the Tactical Urbanism and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Santa Clara County, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2018These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Home Occupations, Scenic View Protection, Solar Energy, and Wildland-Urban Interface collections. -
Greensboro, NC, Land Development Ordinance
2017The city’s land development code belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Housing Supply Planning, and Scenic View Protection collections. -
Bellingham, WA, Municipal Code
Updated October 2020These regulations belong to the Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, and Solar Energy collections. -
Designing Everyday Spaces for Playful Learning
PAS Memo 119by: Jennifer Vey, Juanita Morales December 01, 2023This edition of PAS Memo explains the concept of Playful Learning Landscapes and its impact on learning, public space revitalization, and social and civic engagement, highlighting cities that lead on playful learning and offering guidance to help planners implement playful learning throughout their own communities.Nonmembers$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Santa Cruz, CA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019This collection belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Building, Housing Supply Planning, and Inclusionary Housing collections. -
Fresno, CA, Municipal Code
Updated August 2021This regulation belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, Shared Mobility, Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Practice Gentle Density
Zoning Practice — February 2023by: Jacqueline Berg, AICP, John Houseal, FAICP February 01, 2023This issue of Zoning Practice explores zoning strategies that balance the concerns of residents and the demands of the housing market by accommodating gentle density increases in a context-sensitive manner. From historic downtown neighborhoods to modern residential subdivisions, the tools presented can be used by planners throughout the country to implement housing policy through regulation.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
The Market Factors That Make Transferable Development Rights Work
Zoning Practice — January 2021by: Lane KendigThis edition of Zoning Practice highlights the distinct market challenges of targeted and rural TDR programs. It explores the key determinants of targeted TDR success and presents six potential alternatives to conventional rural TDR systems.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Measuring Community Character
PAS QuickNotes 72by: David Morley, AICPThis edition of PAS QuickNotes provides a primer on the key objective physical and social characteristics that affect public perceptions of community character.List price$10.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00 -
Coastal Hazards and Smart Growth
Zoning Practice — January 2011by: John Jacob, PhD, Thomas PacelloEvery coastal city or town to one degree or another faces the dilemma of having to be in a place that no city should be in. This issue of Zoning Practice explains how smart growth principles embodied by places such as the French Quarter in New Orleans and the Strand in Galveston can support resilience to coastal hazards.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Santa Fe County, NM, Sustainable Growth Management Plan
Adopted 2015This comprehensive plan belongs to the Home Occupations and Solar Energy collections. -
West Hollywood, CA, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Scottsdale, AZ, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Green Building, and Solar Energy collections. -
Portland, ME, City Code
Updated August 2022This regulation belongs to the Food Systems, Green Building, Historic Preservation, and Urban Livestock collections. -
10 Principles for Managing Autonomous Vehicles on City Streets
Autonomous vehicles spark questions about safety, accessibility, congestion, and even labor practices, but planners can pull ahead in the AV revolution.by: Jonathan Barnett, FAICP, Zhongjie Lin February 17, 2023Autonomous vehicles spark questions about safety, accessibility, congestion, and even labor practices, but planners can pull ahead in the AV revolution.