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Commerce, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2018The city’s zoning code allows home occupations with a discretionary use permit subject to use-specific standards. -
Charleston, IL, City Code
Updated July 2018The city’s zoning code distinguishes between high- and low-intensity home occupations. -
Scott County, MN, County Ordinances
Updated March 2017The county’s zoning code distinguishes between high- and low-intensity home occupations. -
Botetourt County, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2018The county’s zoning code distinguishes between three types of home occupations. -
Godfrey, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2018The village’s zoning code permits home occupations by right subject to use-specific standards. -
Colleton County, SC, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2017The county’s zoning code distinguishes between four types of home occupations. -
Kamloops, BC, City Bylaws
January 2018The city’s zoning bylaw permits home occupations by right, subject to use-specific standards. -
Cook County, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2016The county’s zoning code distinguishes between three types of home occupations. -
Elephant Butte, NM, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2015The city's zoning code permits home occupations by right, subject to use-specific standards. -
Broken Arrow, OK, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2018The city’s zoning code permits home occupations by right, subject to use-specific standards -
Midland, ON, Town By-Laws
Updated July 2016The town’s zoning bylaw permits home occupations by right subject to use-specific standards. -
Luverne, MN, City Code
Updated March 2018The city’s land use ordinance allows home occupations with a discretionary use permit, subject to use-specific standards. -
Pine Bluff, AR, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2018The city’s zoning code distinguishes between three types of home occupations. -
Tewksbury Township, NJ, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2018The town’s zoning code distinguishes between high- and low-intensity home occupations. -
Whiting, IN, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2016The city’s unified development code permits home occupations by right, subject to use-specific standards. -
Winter Haven, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 2018The city’s unified development ordinance permits home occupations by right, subject to use-specific standards. -
Northville, MI, Zoning Ordinance
Updated May 2018The city's zoning code permits home occupations by right, subject to use specific standards. -
Local Impacts of Commercial Cannabis
September 2018by: Laura Goddeeris, AICP, Will FrickeThis report analyzes experiences to date in states that permit recreational marijuana sales and use. -
Georgia Model Solar Zoning Ordinance
Version 1.0, July 2018This model ordinance provides a template to help cities and counties in Georgia draft development regulations for different solar energy system types and sizes. -
Palm Desert, CA, Comprehensive General Plan
Adopted November, 2016The city's general plan provides several policies and programs that support development of solar and other local alternative energy sources, as well as conservation of environmentally sensitive areas. -
Wasco County, OR, Land Use & Development Ordinance
Updated July 2016The county’s unified development code defines and regulates small and large wind energy systems. -
Huron County, MI, Zoning Ordinance
Updated November 2015The county’s zoning code defines and regulates accessory and primary-use wind energy systems. -
Clinton County, IN, Unified Development Ordinance
Adopted November 2015The county’s unified development code defines and regulates small, medium, and large wind energy systems. -
Watauga County, NC, Ordinance to Regulate Wind Energy Systems
Updated October 2015The county’s wind energy ordinance defines and regulates small and large wind energy systems. -
Cottage Grove, MN, City Code
Updated February 2022by: City of Cottage Grove, MNThe city's code permits accessory solar energy systems in all districts, promotes solar access design, and incentivizes solar site planning. -
Gilbert, AZ, Industrial/Employment Design Guidelines
2005These guidelines apply to all new industrial and employment developments and substantial alternations. -
Pine Lake, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Riverhead, NY, Town Code
Updated March 2019The town’s zoning code creates special standards for seniors and people with disabilities applying for home modifications. -
Woodstock, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2019The city’s zoning code sets standards for senior living developments to promote aging in place. -
Springfield, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2019The city’s zoning code includes visitability standards for one- and two-family residential developments receiving funding from the city. -
Syracuse, NY, Municipal Code
Updated May 2019The city’s zoning code mandates visitability standards for residential projects that receive public funds. -
Rockdale County, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2019The county’s zoning code includes a senior housing element in their collaborative residential subdivision zoning district. -
Rockford, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2018The city’s zoning code contains visitability standards for all new projects receiving financial assistance from the city. -
Robbinsville Township, NJ, Township Code
Updated March 2019The township’s zoning code establishes a Mixed-Use/Age-Restricted Conservation Development Zone District. -
Huntington, NY, Town Code
Updated May 2019This regulation belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities and Green Building collections. -
Community-Centered Solutions for Aging at Home
Evidence Matters, Fall 2013by: Office of Policy Development and ResearchThis article discusses two programs that have helped older adults age in place, naturally occurring retirement community supportive services programs (NORC SSPs) and the Village model. -
Lower Paxton Township, PA, Township Code
Updated May 2019The township’s zoning code creates a Residential-Retirement Development (RRD) option to promote mixed-use development, designed to accommodate the needs of a growing population of older adults. -
Perris, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2019The city’s zoning code establishes a senior housing overlay zone (SHO) to incentivize the development of accessible, mixed-use senior housing. -
Howard County, MD, Zoning Regulations
Updated August 2018The county’s zoning code establishes a Residential: Senior-Institutional (R-SI) District and a Planned Senior Community (PSC) District to permit age-restricted housing. -
Franklin, TN, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 2019The city’s zoning code mandates universal design standards for affordable, workforce, or moderately priced housing that receives financial assistance from the city. -
Clayton, CA, Municipal Code
Updated May 2019The city’s zoning code includes provisions on universal design. -
Bolingbrook, IL, Municipal Code
Updated May 2018The city’s zoning code regulates visitability standards for single family and attached single family homes. -
Rural Voices: Affordable Rural Senior Housing
Rural Voices, Winter 2011/2012by: The Housing Assistance CouncilThis magazine includes several articles related to the unique challenges of maintaining affordable senior housing in a rural context. -
Babylon, NY, Town Code
Updated February 2019This regulation belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Form-Based Zoning, Green Building, and Transit-Oriented Development collections. -
Preserving Affordability and Access in Livable Communities: Subsidized Housing Opportunities Near Transit and the 50+ Population
September 2009by: Rodney Harrell, Allison Brooks, Todd NedwickThis report belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities and Transit-Oriented Development collections. -
Aging and Disability: Implications for the Housing Industry and Housing Policy in the United States
Journal of the American Planning Association, 74(3): 289-306, 2008by: Stanley Smith, Stefan Rayer, Eleanor SmithThis JAPA article projects the number of households with at least one disabled resident due to population growth and aging and highlights the need for more accessible housing. -
Aging in Place: Facilitating Choice and Independence
Evidence Matters, Fall 2013by: Office of Policy Development and ResearchThis article describes the need for more accessible and affordable housing in order to allow older adults to age in place. -
Residential Futures II: Thought-Provoking Ideas on What’s Next for Multigenerational Housing and Intergenerational Communities
2014by: Lynn RossThis report explores the emerging trend of intergenerational community and multigenerational housing. -
Bloomington, IL, Bring It On, Bloomington!
Adopted August 2015This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Comprehensive Planning, and Food Systems collections. -
Placer County, CA, County Code
Updated March 2019The county’s zoning code permits multi-generational housing by administrative review permit.