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Tallahassee, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2021This regulation belongs to the Inclusionary Housing and Shared Mobility collections. -
Fairfax County, VA, Comprehensive Plan
Updated 2017The county's comprehensive plan addresses inclusionary housing in the Housing Element of its Policy Plan. -
Denver, CO, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2022This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Biophilic Planning, Climate Change, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, Scenic View Protection, Short-Term Residential Rentals, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Redmond, WA, Zoning Code
Updated March 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Green Building, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Inclusionary Housing, and Outdoor Lighting collections. -
Virginia Beach, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2019This regulation belongs to the Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Inclusionary Housing, Short-Term Residential Rentals, and Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the ROW collections. -
Cambridge, MA, Zoning Ordinance
Updated August 2017This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, and Innovation Districts collections. -
Park City, UT, Municipal Code
2018This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Inclusionary Housing, Scenic View Protection, and Solar Energy collections. -
Santa Cruz, CA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019This collection belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Building, Housing Supply Planning, and Inclusionary Housing collections. -
Pleasanton, CA, Municipal Code
Updated July 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Building, Inclusionary Housing, and Solar Energy collections. -
Livermore, CA, Development Code
Updated September 24, 2018This regulation belongs to the Form-Based Zoning, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing and Solar Energy collections. -
Boulder, CO, Revised Code
Updated April 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Solar Energy collections. -
Evanston, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2022This regulation belongs to the Climate Change, Food Trucks, Inclusionary Housing, Short-Term Residential Rentals, Solar Energy, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Davis, CA, Municipal Code
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Farmland Protection, Inclusionary Housing, and Solar Energy collections. -
Sacramento, CA, City Code
Updated September 2021This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, Transit-Oriented Development, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
San Jose, CA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Built Environment and Health, Group Housing, Housing Supply Planning, Shared Mobility, and Solar Energy collections. -
Tacoma, WA, Municipal Code
Updated March 2020This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, Solar Energy, and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
San Luis Obispo, CA, Municipal Code
Updated December 2019This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, Short-Term Residential Rentals, Solar Energy, and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Responding to Changing Households: Regulatory Challenges for Micro-Units and Accessory Dwelling Units
NYU Furman Center Working Paper, January 2014by: Vicki Been, Benjamin Gross, John InfrancaThis report belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Bloomington, MN, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Creative Placemaking, Green Building, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Promoting Workforce Housing: Expanding Locations and Development Potential
2008These models belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Affordable Housing Programs, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Seattle, WA, Seattle 2035
Updated December 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Age-Friendly Communities, Creative Placemaking, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Housing Supply Planning, Neighborhood Planning, and Social Equity collections. -
Richmond, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2021This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Inclusionary Housing, Shared Mobility, Tactical Urbanism, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
New York, NY, Zoning Resolution
Updated December 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Built Environment and Health, and Historic Preservation collections. -
Boston, MA, Housing a Changing City
Adopted September 2018This functional plan includes specific strategies for low- and middle-income households, seniors, and students, as well as strategies to improve equity, prevent displacement, increase homeownership, and create climate-ready housing. -
Do Inclusionary Housing Policies Promote Housing Affordability? Evidence from the Palmer Decision in California
Working Paper WP15AH1, December 2015by: Ann HollingsheadThis report belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs and Inclusionary Housing collections. -
Denver, CO, Comprehensive Plan 2040
Adopted April 2019This comprehensive plan belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Age-Friendly Communities, Climate Change, Comprehensive Planning, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Lessons for LEED® for Neighborhood Development, Social Equity, and Affordable Housing
Journal of the American Planning Association, 82(1): 37-49, 2016by: Nicola SzibboThis article belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Green Building, and Social Equity collections. -
Case Studies in Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation Number 5: Van Allen Apartments, Clinton, Iowa
August 2006by: Claire Kelly, Sam EriksonThis case study belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, and Social Equity collections. -
Planning for Mixed Use: Affordable for Whom?
Journal of the American Planning Association, 84(1): 7-20, 2018by: Markus Moos, Tara Vinodrai, Nick ReyingtonThis article belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs and Benefits of Compact, Mixed Use Development collections. -
Housing as an Asset Class: Opportunities for Systems Change to Enhance Social Equity an Inclusion
September 2017by: Maya Brennan, Pam Blumenthal, Laurie GoodmanThis report belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs and Social Equity collections. -
Aspen, CO, Municipal Code
Updated April 2024These regulations belong to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, and Outdoor Lighting collections. -
National Housing Preservation Database (NHPD)
Updated 2020This clearinghouse shares resources on housing preservation, including reports, guides, webinars, and a national database of existing affordable housing properties. -
Voices Out Loud: Stories from Affordable Housing
October 2019These videos share the stories of residents, staff, and owners of affordable housing communities across the United States. -
Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
Updated 2019This clearinghouse contains affordable housing strategies and resources from across the United States. -
“Why Not in Our Community?” Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing
February 2005by: David Engel, Trent Frazier, Peter LawrenceThis report provides an overview of the regulatory barriers to affordable housing development and shares what states and cities are doing to reduce these barriers. -
Addressing Housing Affordability in High-Cost Metropolitan Areas in the United States
March 2019This report identifies communities with the greatest housing affordability challenges, recommends strategies to improve affordability, and highlights communities that are already working to address the problem. -
An Update Analysis of the Relationship Between Affordable Family Rental Housing and Home Values in the Twin Cities
May 2014by: Maxfield Research Inc.This report looks at the impact of affordable rental developments on nearby owner-occupied home values in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. -
Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation
Policy Focus Report, 2010by: Richard Dye, Richard EnglandThis report details the opportunities and challenges of land value taxation and shares case studies from the United States and abroad. -
Building and Protecting Affordable and Adequate Rental Housing
Southeast Michigan Housing Futures Brief 2, July 2018by: Mark Treskon, Carl HedmanThis report looks at the affordable housing situation in Detroit and highlights what the city needs to do to keep existing rental housing developments affordable. -
Local Tools to Address Housing Affordability: A State-by-State Analysis
2019by: Christiana McFarland, Kyle Funk, Rose KimThis report looks at the role that cities play in achieving housing affordability in different state policy contexts. -
Preserving Naturally-Occurring Housing Affordability in Metro Atlanta Neighborhoods: Findings and Recommendations for Policymakers, Foundations, Developers, and Nonprofits
May 2018by: Aliya Bhatia, Miriam KellerThis report calls for the preservation of Atlanta’s older, unsubsidized rental properties, which serve as the city’s main source of naturally-occurring housing affordability. -
Opening Doors to Rural Homeownership: Opportunities to Expand Homeownership, Build Wealth, and Strengthen Communities
December 2012This report outlines the unique challenges and opportunities of developing and preserving affordable housing for low-income rural residents. -
Preserving Multifamily Workforce and Affordable Housing: New Approaches for Investing in a Vital National Asset
2015by: Stockton WilliamsThis report shares examples of financing vehicles used to preserve affordable housing. -
Overcoming Opposition to Multifamily Rental Housing
March 2007by: Mark Obrinsky, Debra SteinThis report unpacks the common arguments against multifamily rental housing related to fiscal burden, traffic, property values, and neighborliness and crime. -
The Use of Cooling Centers to Prevent Heat-Related Illness: Summary of Evidence and Strategies for Implementation
2016by: Stasia Widerynski, Paul Schramm, Kathryn ConlonThis report explores the effectiveness of cooling centers as a strategy to address the effects of extreme heat events. -
The City-CLT Partnership: Municipal Support for Community Land Trusts
Policy Focus Report, 2008by: John Emmeus Davis, Rick JacobusThis report points out how community land trusts (CLTs) have increased the stock of permanently affordable housing and considers how local governments can invest in these efforts. -
Social Housing in the United States
2018by: Peter Gowan, Ryan CooperThis report argues that government-owned and operated municipal housing is the best way to solve the affordability crisis. -
Removing Barriers to Accessing High-Productivity Places
Policy Proposal 2019-02, January 2019by: Daniel ShoagThis report looks at what cities can do to make housing in jobs-rich areas more affordable. -
Rethinking Local Affordable Housing Strategies: Lessons from 70 Years of Policy and Practice
December 2003by: Bruce Katz, Margery Turner, Karen Destorel BrownThis report tracks the evolution of local responses to housing affordability. -
Strategies for Sustainable Growth in Community Land Trusts
March 2019by: Aneliese PalmerThis report introduces the community land trust model and identifies five strategies for their adoption and growth.