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Kentwood, MI, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 1, 2018The city’s zoning code addresses outdoor lighting in this dark-sky ordinance. -
James City County, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 10, 2018The county’s zoning code addresses outdoor lighting. -
Ketchum, ID, Municipal Code
Updated July 16, 2018by: City of Ketchum, IDThis regulation belongs to the Outdoor Lighting and Solar Energy collections. -
Lincoln, NE, Design Standards
Adopted in 2008, updated in 2018The city’s design standards addressing outdoor lighting were adopted in 2008 and amended in 2018. -
Mammoth Lakes, CA, Municipal Code
Updated November 1, 2017This regulation belongs to the Outdoor Lighting and Solar Energy collections. -
Mankato, MN, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 30, 2018The city addresses outdoor lighting in its zoning code within the section on performance standards. -
Missoula, MT, Municipal Code
Updated April 18, 2018The city addresses outdoor lighting in the Health and Safety title of its municipal code. -
Neighborhood Planning as Collaborative Democratic Design
Journal of the American Planning Association, 73(4): 373-387, 2007by: Carmen SirianniThis article discusses how local governments can function as civic enablers and capacity builders in neighborhood planning processes. -
Nature’s Neighborhood: Urban Environmental History & Neighborhood Planning
Journal of the American Planning Association, 68(4): 356-370, 2002by: Wendy KelloggThis article examines how an awareness of historical environmental conditions can inform neighborhood planning efforts. -
From Local to Global: One Hundred Years of Neighborhood Planning
Journal of the American Planning Association, 75(2): 209-230, 2009by: William RoheThis article traces the history of neighborhood planning in the United States to learn from past experiences and identify its contributions. -
West Brandywine Township, PA, Municipal Code Outdoor Lighting
Updated February 1, 2018The township addresses outdoor lighting in the development design standards article of its subdivision and land development ordinance. -
Westtown Township, PA, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 5, 2017The township addresses outdoor lighting in its zoning code. -
Ypsilanti Township, MI, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 17, 2018The township addresses outdoor lighting in its zoning code through an ordinance based on dark-sky principles. -
Stafford County, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 10, 2018The county addresses outdoor lighting standards in its zoning code. -
Urbana, IL, Zoning Ordinance
Updated August 1, 2018The city addresses outdoor lighting in its zoning ordinance. -
Taylor, MI, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 16, 2015The city addresses outdoor lighting in its zoning code in a 2009 ordinance based on dark-sky principles. -
Citizen Representation in Neighborhood Planning
Journal of the American Planning Association, 50(2): 183-193, 1984by: John HutchesonThis article explores how formalizing participation in neighborhood planning processes has led to a less-balanced representation of community interests. -
Neighborhood Planning in Historical Perspective
Journal of the American Planning Association, 51(2): 161-174, 1985by: Christopher Silver, FAICPThis article examines the historical roots of neighborhood planning to reveal how contemporary neighborhood planning means different things to different people. -
Santa Barbara, CA, Land Development Regulations
Updated September 2018The county's Land Use and Development Code includes a section on solar energy systems. -
Santa Cruz County, CA, County Code
Updated May 2018The county code protects environmentally sensitive areas and provides standards and exemptions for solar energy systems. -
Santa Clarita, CA, Municipal Code
Updated June 2018The city's zoning code establishes solar energy systems as a Class I approval in accordance with state requirements and allows solar carports in all districts with administrative permit approval. -
Sedona, AZ, Land Development Code
Updated October 2017The city's land development code provides flexibility in yard and screening requirements for solar energy systems; planned development proposals must address solar access. -
Shakopee, MN, 2030 Comprehensive Plan
Adopted August 2009This plan discusses solar access issues and sets a goal of promoting solar energy use. -
How Planners Can Liberate the Next Amazon
Planetizen, July 20, 2017by: Olivia Gonzalez, Matthew GrayThis blog post advocates for a performance-based approach to regulating home occupations through zoning. -
Home-Based Businesses in Chicago: What You Need to Know
October 2017This fact sheet is designed to help residents establish home-based businesses in compliance with Chicago’s home occupation regulations. -
Small and Home-Based Businesses: Measures of Success and the Contribution of Local Development Services
Journal of Extension, 50(1): 1FEA10, February 2012by: Lara Brooks, Brian Whitacre, David Shideler, Glenn Muske, Mike WoodsThis article examines the utilization of individual state extension programs by home-based businesses in Oklahoma. -
Texas Regulation of Food Service Establishments, Retail Food Stores, Mobile Food Units, and Roadside Food Vendors Statutes
Health and Safety Code §437, Amended September 2017These statutes preempt certain local regulations for home-based commercial food production and sales. -
California Cottage Food Operations Statute
Government Code §51035, Amended 2013These statutes preempt certain local regulations for home-based commercial food production. -
Santa Fe County, NM, Sustainable Growth Management Plan
Adopted 2015This comprehensive plan belongs to the Home Occupations and Solar Energy collections. -
Blue Springs, MO, Home-Based Business Guide
September 2017This guide is intended to help residents establish home-based businesses in compliance with the city of Blue Springs home occupations regulations. -
Maricopa County, AZ, Department Directive: DD-2017-07
DD-2017-07, Adopted September 2017This standalone policy clarifies the minimum threshold at which a home occupation requires a discretionary use permit. -
Montgomery County, PA, Residential Office District: Creating a Transition to Residential Neighborhoods
2009This model ordinance provides a template to help cities create land use designations which serve as transitional buffers between more commercial and more residential zoning districts. -
York County, VA, Home-Based Business Transition Grant Program
October 2014This guide provides program information and application materials for the county’s home-based business transition grant program. -
PVPC, MA-CT, Model Home-Based Business Bylaw
2015This model ordinance provides a template to help cities and counties revise their home occupations regulations. -
Tennessee Smart Start Small Business Guide
December 2016This guide provides prospective and current small businesses with information about state economic development resources and considerations tailored to “targeted businesses,” including home-based and internet businesses. -
The HBBC Recommended Model Ordinance
2006This model ordinance provides a template to help cities and counties revise their home occupations regulations. -
Analysis and Recommendations for Home-Based Businesses in Maricopa County
March 2003by: Kenneth HallThis report examines home-based business trends and corresponding local regulatory approaches and includes a model ordinance. -
Discovering Your City’s Maker Economy
November 2017by: Emily Robbins, Ilyssa Meyer, Ilana Preuss, Johnny Magdaleno, Lee WellingtonThis report discusses local programs and initiatives that support home-based and small business makers. -
Zoning for Home Occupations: Modernizing Zoning Codes to Accommodate Growth in Home-Based Businesses
Real Estate Law Journal, 35: 181-200, 2006by: Patricia SalkinThis article discusses common approaches to regulating home occupations through zoning. -
The Forgotten Sector: Focusing on Home-Based Businesses
Economic Development Journal, 17(1): 11-19, 2018by: Melissa DavidsonThis article discusses the creation of home-based business supportive economic development programs. -
On Castles and Commerce: Zoning Law and the Home-Based Business Dilemma
William & Mary Law Review, 42(4): 1191-1244, 2001by: Nicole GarnettThis article examines the relationship between zoning codes and the continued growth of home-based businesses. -
Zoning for Home Offices: Recognizing Reality
Planning Commissioners Journal, 12: 12-14, 1993by: Paul Edwards, Sarah EdwardsThis article advocates for a performance-based approach to regulating home occupations through zoning. -
Home-Based Workers in the United States: 2010
Household Economic Studies: Current Population Reports P70-132, October 2012by: Peter Mateyka, Melanie Rapino, Liana LandivarThis report presents US Census Bureau research on the demographics of home-based work in America. -
Alfred, ME, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2017The city's zoning code distinguishes among four types of home occupations based on intensity. -
Roanoke, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2018The city’s zoning code permits home occupations by right subject to use-specific standards. -
Yuma, AZ, City Code
Updated August 2018The city’s zoning code permits home occupations by right subject to use-specific standards. -
Rhinebeck, NY, Village Code
Updated July 2018The village’s zoning code allows home occupations with a discretionary use permit subject to use-specific standards. -
New Brunswick, NJ, Municipal Code
Updated September 2018The city’s zoning code permits home occupations by right subject to use-specific standards. -
Woodstock, GA, Land Development Code
Updated February 2018The city’s land development code permits home occupations by right subject to use-specific standards.