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Kamloops, BC, Food and Urban Agriculture Plan
Adopted September 2015This functional plan addresses the city's work to promote food security and uses a systems approach to show food's importance to the local economy and social and ecological fabric. -
Las Cruces, NM, Urban Agriculture and Food Policy Plan
2016This functional plan, the first of its kind to be adopted in the state of New Mexico, provides recommendations to guide the city’s efforts to support and expand food and agriculture activities. -
Cincinnati, OH, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2021The city's zoning code addresses urban agriculture. -
Hartford, CT, Municipal Code
Updated May 2021The city code's parks and recreation chapter addresses urban agriculture. -
Promoting Urban Agriculture as an Alternative Land Use for Vacant Properties in the City of Detroit: Benefits, Problems, and Proposals for a Regulatory Framework for Successful Land Use Integration
Wayne Law Review 56(1521): 1521–1580, 2010by: John Mogk, Sarah Kwiatkowski, Mary WeindorfThis article makes the case that Detroit should actively promote the development of urban agriculture within its boundaries to boost the local economy, improve health, and help revitalize the city. -
Community Food Production: The Role of Local Governments in Increasing Community Food Production for Local Markets
Growing Food Connections Planning & Policy Briefs, August 2017by: Ann Dillemuth, AICPThis briefing paper, written by APA as part of the Growing Food Connections partnership, explores several strategies local governments can implement to increase the production of food for local markets, ensure that regulatory and economic climates promote more "farm-friendly" environments, and grow the next generation of farmers. -
Creating a Legal Framework for Urban Agriculture: Lessons from Flint, Michigan
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 1(2): 91–104, 2010by: Megan Masson-Minock, Deirdra StockmannThis article offers a detailed case study of changes to land development codes to allow for urban agriculture in Flint, MI. -
Urban Agriculture Planning & Zoning Study
February 2014by: Jennifer Berky, Jeffrey LeJavaThis report sought to identify the specific barriers to residents' engagement in urban agriculture and propose changes to encourage this engagement in Kingston, NY. -
Urban Agriculture in a Post-Industrial Landscape: A Case for Community-Generated Urban Design
48th ISOCARP Congress, 2012by: Md Mahbubur Meenar, Jeffrey Featherstone, Amy CahnThis article examines urban agriculture practices in Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia, focusing on urban agriculture as both a community-generated urban form in post-industrial urban landscapes and as a planning process and policy problem or opportunity. -
Urban Agriculture: A Tool for Creating Economic Development and Healthy Communities in Prince George’s County, MD
September 2012This report addresses urban agriculture by exploring concepts and main characteristics and discussing its relationship to the broader food system planning, sustainability, and public health. -
Community Garden Policy Scan
November 2013by: Dillon Consulting LimitedThis report offers an external scan of academic and grey literature, policies, and regulations adopted by Ontario municipalities to inform an internal review of policies within Halton Region, ON. -
Urban Agriculture and Backyard Beekeeping
2015This briefing paper provides background information related to urban beekeeping, and addresses the common concerns and benefits from health, environment, social, and economic standpoints. -
City of Richmond Urban Agriculture Assessment
October 2011by: , PolicyLinkThis report sought to understand the role of urban agriculture in Richmond, CA. -
Integrating Urban Farms into the Social Landscape of Cities: Recommendations for Strengthening the Relationship Between Urban Farms and Local Communities
July 2014by: Melissa Poulsen, Marie SpikerThis report draws from interviews with farmers, neighborhood leaders, community residents, and other stakeholders in Baltimore City to highlight what differentiates urban farms from their rural counterparts. -
Flint Urban Agriculture Legal Framework: Background Report
2009by: ENP & AssociatesThis report audited the zoning ordinance of Flint, Michigan, and identified challenges to urban agriculture posed by existing regulations or the lack of these regulations. -
Growing Food Where it is Needed
CSF White Paper No. 2, August 2010by: Elizabeth RadicanThis briefing paper discusses local governments' roles in supporting urban agriculture projects and policies as strategies to address food deserts, community food security, and greening initiatives. -
Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia: Land Use and Policy Study Final Report
June 2010by: Susan Wachter, Gregory Scruggs, Richard VoithThis report examines the implications of making RDA-controlled parcels available for urban agriculture activities. -
Best Practices in Urban Agriculture: A Background Report for the City of Kamloops to Support Development of an Urban Agricultural Strategy
February 2007by: True Consulting GroupThis report provides information to help support urban agriculture in the city of Kamloops, BC. -
Urban Agriculture Code Audit: Milwaukee, WI
April 2012This report offers recommendations for addressing potential barriers to urban agriculture identified based on a review of the city's building and zoning code and through conversations with stakeholders. -
Urban Agriculture: Best Practices and Possibilities
June 2012by: Mary Hendrickson, Mark PorthThis report provides an overview of urban agriculture and resources and practices in parts of North America. -
Urban Agriculture in Seattle: Policy & Barriers
July 2009by: Leah Erickson, Kyle Griggs, Matt MariaThis report sets out to identify policies that promote or restrict urban agriculture in Seattle. -
Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security in the United States: Farming from the City Center to the Urban Fringe
October 2003by: Katherine Brown, Anne CarterThis report from the Urban Agriculture Committee of the Community Food Security Coalition provides background and justification for the rise of urban agriculture in the U.S. -
Urban Agriculture Impacts: Social, Health, and Economic: An Annotated Bibliography
November 2013by: Sheila GoldenThis briefing paper lists articles that discuss economic, social, and health impacts of urban agriculture, with a focus on forms of urban agriculture that go beyond home consumption or education. -
Portland, ME, City Code
Updated August 2022This regulation belongs to the Food Systems, Green Building, Historic Preservation, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Northampton, MA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2021This regulation belongs to the Farmland Protection, Social Equity, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Nampa, ID, Municipal Code
Updated May 2022The city's planning and zoning code includes a chapter on animal zoning regulations that addresses keeping agricultural animals as pets. -
Rio Rancho, NM, Municipal Code
2017The city code's animal chapter addresses domestic livestock, including chickens and pygmy goats. -
Concord, NH, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2018These regulations belong to the Home Occupations and Urban Livestock collections. -
Des Moines, WA, Municipal Code
2018The city's zoning code was amended in 2014 to address the keeping of farm animals in residential zones. -
Corpus Christi, TX, Code of Ordinances
2017The city's animal care and control code allows urban domestic fowl (chickens) and beekeeping in residential districts. -
De Pere, WI, Code of Ordinances
2017The city's animal code allows the keeping of chickens and bees in residential districts with a permit. -
Fort Bragg, CA, Municipal Code
2017The city's zoning code addresses the keeping of fowl, poultry, swine, horses, cows, other large animals, and bees. -
Fayette County, GA, Code of Ordinances
2017The county's zoning code allows beekeeping and chicken keeping on single-family residential lots. -
Dallas, NC, Code of Ordinances
2017The town's animal code was amended in 2013, 2016, and 2017 to address urban beekeeping. -
Dade City, FL, Code of Ordinances
2017The city's animal code was amended in 2012 to allow the keeping of hens within the city limits. -
Montpelier, VT, Master Plan 2010
Adopted September 2015This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Comprehensive Planning and Food Systems collections. -
Columbia, SC, Code of Ordinances
2017The city’s zoning code defines and regulates food trucks as a distinct use. -
The Constellation of Plans: Towards a New Structure of Comprehensive Plans in US Cities
Land 2022; October 2022by: Christine Quattro, Thomas DanielsThis article details how US cities are structuring their comprehensive plans around smaller neighborhoods, special topic, and sub plans to greater reach/expand the scope of their focus. -
Implementing Creative Placemaking in Real Estate
2016This factsheet focuses on the relationship between creative placemaking and real estate. -
West Chicago, IL, Adelante West Chicago Forward
Adopted 2021The city’s comprehensive plan was adopted on April 2021, organizes its core outcomes in 3 main pillars and 14 sub sections. -
Colorado Department of Local Affairs: Comprehensive Plans
Community Development and PlanningThis web page, maintained by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs: Division of Local Government details examples of both County and Municipal plan samples from selected for different attributes. -
Wake County, NC, PLANWake
Adopted April 2021The county’s comprehensive plan was adopted on April 2021, organizes its core outcomes in 3 main pillars. -
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conversation & Forestry: Comprehensive Plans
Municipal Planning Assistance ProgramThis web page provides links to local comprehensive plans in Maine. -
The Future of the Comprehensive Plan
Journal of Comparative Urban Law and Policy; Volume 5; Issue 1; 2022by: David RouseThis article explores how comprehensive plans will need to evolve in response to broad social, environmental, technological, and economic trends. -
Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainabile Development: Hawaii State Planning Act
Hawaii State Planning ActThis web page, maintained by the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, details the State Plan and Statewide Planning System. -
What Are Comprehensive Plans?
Planopedia; April 2020This article provides a brief overview of the history, scope, and function of comprehensive plans in the U.S. -
The Case for Climate-Informed Zoning: A Study of Fiscal Impact in Norfolk, VA
June 2023by: Katherine Burgess, Michael Rodriguez, Jordan Howard, Jared Klukas, Megan WrightThis article belongs to the Climate Change and Hazard Mitigation collections -
Cool Walkability Planning
June 2023by: Todd LitmanThis report belongs to the Active Transportation, and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Divided by Design
Transportation for America; July 2023This report details how low income communities and communities of color have historically and continue to be disproportionately affected by transportation design and implementation. -
Upward Mobility Framework
2023This website details a framework and methodology on how to boost upward mobility for local communities.