Zoning Practice Archive
Zoning Practice is a toolbox chock full of information geared to inform and inspire planners for the purpose of smarter land-use practice.
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2024
January 2024
Pattern Zones and Pre-Reviewed Homes
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February 2024
Climate-Resilient Floating Residences
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March 2024
Battery Energy Storage Systems
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April 2024
Equitable Zoning for Manufactured Housing
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May 2024
An Equitable Approach to Zoning Notifications
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July 2024
Zoning for Biosafety
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August 2024
Protecting Zoning Reform Gains
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September 2024
Doing Public Participation Better
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October 2024
Eliminating Map-to-Text Discrepancies
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November 2024
Hiding in Plain Sight: Build-to-Rent and Multigenerational Housing
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2023
January 2023
8 Steps to an Effective Code Transition
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February 2023
Practice Gentle Density
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March 2023
Comprehensive Street Naming and Addressing Systems
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April 2023
Drone Zoning: Urban Planning's Next Frontier
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May 2023
In Defense of Local Zoning
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July 2023
Using Faith-Based Land for Affordable Housing
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August 2023
Protecting Historically Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Neighborhoods and Business Districts
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September 2023
Equitable Zoning for Home Occupations
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October 2023
Using Generative AI to Draft Zoning Codes
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November 2023
Tribal Zoning, Sovereignty in Action
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2022
January 2022
Ending Zoning's Racist Legacy
February 2022
Zoning for Office-to-Housing Conversions
March 2022
Planning and Zoning for Mobility Hubs
April 2022
Low-Carbon Land-Use Laws
May 2022
Beyond Use Zoning: The Role of Deregulation in Housing Equity
June 2022
Zoning for Data Centers and Cryptocurrency Mining
July 2022
Digital Public Hearings in a Post-COVID World
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August 2022
Activating Ground Floors in Mixed-Use Buildings After COVID
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September 2022
Fostering Diverse Perspectives on Planning and Zoning Boards
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October 2022
Preparing for the Electric Vehicle Surge
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November 2022
Coliving: An Old Idea Is New Again
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2021
January 2021
The Market Factors That Make Transferable Development Rights Work
February 2021
Reconsidering the Role of Consistency in Plan Implementation
March 2021
Zoning, Land Use, and Local Policies for Environmental Justice
April 2021
After the Buyouts: Managing Land in the Floodplain
May 2021
June 2021
July 2021
August 2021
Smarter Zoning by Street and by Block
September 2021
Protecting Vulnerable Populations from Flood Hazards
October 2021
November 2021
December 2021
2020
January 2020
E-Commerce and the Future of Land Use
February 2020
The Pseudoscience of Parking Requirements
March 2020
Dynamic Coastal Shoreland Zoning: Adapting Fastland Zoning for Naturally Shifting Coastal Shores
April 2020
Native Landscapes in the Neighborhood and Beyond
May 2020
Modern Family: Zoning and the Non-Nuclear Living Arrangement
June 2020
July 2020
Overlay Zoning for Source Water Protection
August 2020
Everything Old Is New Again: Communities Explore Nuanced Approaches to Nonconformities
September 2020
Coordinating Capital Planning and Design-Based Standards
October 2020
November 2020
The Use Variance: Zoning Savior or Annihilator?
December 2020
2019
January 2019
The Nexus Between Land Use and Fiscal Balance
February 2019
Zoning for Temporary Land Uses
March 2019
Applying Algorithms to Land-Use Decision Making
April 2019
Standards for Contextual Infill Development
May 2019
Coding to Avoid the Takings Trap
June 2019
July 2019
A Framework for Promoting Equity Through Zoning
August 2019
Facing Water-Based Challenges with Sustainable Development Codes
September 2019
Coordinating Capital Planning, Zoning, and Land Development
October 2019
Improving Rental Housing Quality Through Effective Regulation
November 2019
Setting Up Your Community for Sign Code Success
December 2019
Exploring Opportunities to Prevent Injury and Violence Through Zoning
2018
January 2018
Why Can’t We Make Zoning Simpler?
February 2018
Repurposing Single-Family Homes and Neighborhoods
March 2018
April 2018
Living with Your Form-Based Code
May 2018
Zoning to Promote Garage Apartments
June 2018
July 2018
Sign Regulations That Encourage Creative Design
August 2018
The Effect of Zoning Systems on Plan Implementation
September 2018
Zoning and Land-Use Tools in the Wildland-Urban Interface
October 2018
Balancing Jobs and Housing in the New Economy
November 2018
Rural Event Venues — Rustic Charm and Rural Zoning
December 2018
2017
January 2017
February 2017
Using Smart Growth to Adapt to Climate Change
March 2017
Community Associations, Hazard Mitigation, and Development Regulation
April 2017
Protecting Value Through Historic Preservation Regulations
May 2017
Development Review Process Improvement
June 2017
July 2017
Managing Strategic Growth Using Lawful Impact Fees
August 2017
Meeting and Beating the Challenge of Off-Campus Student Housing
September 2017
Zoning to Support Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Projects
October 2017
Digital Zoning Codes and Comprehensive Plans
November 2017
December 2017
2016
January 2016
Digital Graphics in Staff Reports
February 2016
Temporary Sign Regulations in a Post-"Reed" America
March 2016
Accounting for Flood Hazards in the Subdivision Approval Process
April 2016
Minimizing Reliance on Discretionary Approvals
May 2016
Zoning for Community Transformation in Flint, Michigan
June 2016
July 2016
August 2016
Regulating Medical and Recreational Marijuana Land Use
September 2016
Protecting Riparian Areas With Vegetated Buffers
October 2016
Recent Developments in Regulating Fracking Activities
November 2016
Regulating Wireless Facilities in Public Rights-of-Way
December 2016
2015
January 2015
February 2015
Context-Sensitive Zoning for Transit-Oriented Development
March 2015
Zoning to Improve Health and Promote Equity
April 2015
Leveraging Affordable Housing Through Upzoning
May 2015
Lessons for In-House Zoning Revisions
June 2015
July 2015
Effective Zoning Counter Customer Service
August 2015
Effective Zoning Methods for Implementing Plans
September 2015
Water-Smart Development Regulations
October 2015
Peering into the Peer Economy: Short-Term Rental Regulation
November 2015
Tiny Houses, and the Not-So-Tiny Questions They Raise
December 2015
2014
January 2014
February 2014
Development Review as Economic Development
March 2014
Zoning for Small-Scale Alcohol Production
April 2014
Promoting Drought Resilience Through Plans and Codes
May 2014
June 2014
July 2014
Model Enabling Legislation for Rural County Planning and Zoning
August 2014
Urban Agriculture as an Emergent Land Use
September 2014
Zoning for Small-Scale Composting in Urban Areas
October 2014
Shifting the Regulatory Gears to Promote Bicycling
November 2014
Aligning Development Codes with the Law
December 2014
2013
January 2013
Zoning for Urban Wildlife and Biodiversity
February 2013
March 2013
Planning Outside the Growth Boundary
April 2013
Urban Micro-Livestock Ordinances
May 2013
Avoiding Common Form-Based Code Mistakes, Part 1
June 2013
July 2013
Putting Sustainable Zoning into Practice
August 2013
Code-Ready Sustainable Planning
September 2013
October 2013
What Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District Means for Planners...For Now
November 2013
High and Dry on the Waterfront
December 2013
2012
January 2012
February 2012
Consolidating Zoning Districts
March 2012
New Tools for Zoning and Development Visualization
April 2012
Promoting Flood Resiliency Through the Regulatory Process
May 2012
Limiting Wildfire Risk Through Land-Use Controls
June 2012
July 2012
August 2012
September 2012
The Role of Tree Preservation Ordinances in Green Infrastructure
October 2012
Transparent Development Services
November 2012
December 2012
2011
January 2011
Coastal Hazards and Smart Growth
February 2011
March 2011
Creating Design Guidelines That Work
April 2011
Rezoning Urban Retail Strips to Create Neighborhood Centers
May 2011
Land-Use Compatibility Near Military Bases
June 2011
July 2011
The Next Zoning Battleground: Trends and Challenges in Local Regulation of Medical Marijuana
August 2011
September 2011
October 2011
The Effective Use of Health Impact Assessment in Land-Use Decision Making
November 2011
Controlling Strip Development with Design Guidelines
December 2011
2010
January 2010
A Sound Approach to Regulating Social Service Facilities
February 2010
March 2010
April 2010
Solar Access: Using the Environment in Building Design
May 2010
Planning and Zoning for Geothermal Energy
June 2010
July 2010
Electric Vehicles: Is Your Community Connected?
August 2010
Puget Sound Partnership Low Impact Development Local Regulation Assistance Project
September 2010
Regulating Green: Is Your Municipality Promoting Green Infrastructure?
October 2010
What Constitutes a 'Substantial Burden' Under RLUIPA
November 2010
Solar Energy and Land-Use Regulation
December 2010
2009
January 2009
Graduated Density Zoning to Encourage Land Assembly for Infill Redevelopment
February 2009
Zoning for Public Markets and Street Vendors
March 2009
April 2009
Balancing the Solar Access Equation
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
Regulating the Architectural Character of a Community
August 2009
September 2009
October 2009
November 2009
Distinguishing Between Detrimental and Benign Nonconformities
December 2009
Lending a Helping Hand: What Planners Can Do to Turn Around Distressed Properties
2008
January 2008
February 2008
A National Survey of Development Standards and the Impact on Housing Affordability
March 2008
Using Zoning to Reduce Flood Damages
April 2008
Looking Ahead: Regulating Digital Signs and Billboards
May 2008
The Five Steps to a Hybrid Code
June 2008
July 2008
August 2008
September 2008
The Zoning of Religious Institutions in the Wake of RLUIPA
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
2007
January 2007
February 2007
Ozzie and Harriet Don't Live Here Anymore
March 2007
Case Studies in Inclusionary Housing
April 2007
The Quiet Revolution in Training Citizen Planners
May 2007
If You Zone it They Will Come: Town Centers
June 2007
July 2007
Is Zoning a Barrier to Multifamily Housing?
August 2007
September 2007
Planning and Zoning for Day Labor Centers
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
Zoning for Successful Transferable Development Rights Programs
2006
January 2006
The Practice of Parking Requirements
February 2006
Market Analysis: A Zoning Necessity
March 2006
April 2006
Zoning for Universal Design and Visitability
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
Development Codes for Built Out Communities
September 2006
Modernizing Zoning for Home Occupations
October 2006
November 2006
Integrating Stormwater Regulation and Urban Design
December 2006
2005
January 2005
The Development Review Process
February 2005
March 2005
Models for Mitigating Wildfire Hazards Through Zoning
April 2005
May 2005
How Thirsty Is Your Community?
June 2005
July 2005
Monitoring and Evaluating a Zoning Code
August 2005
Score Four for Planning: The 2005 Supreme Court Decisions
September 2005
Classifying and Defining Uses and Building Forms
October 2005
Reducing Bias on Zoning Boards
November 2005
Let the Courts Guide You: Planning and Zoning Consistency
December 2005
2004
January 2004
February 2004
The Crunch of Development Along Gravel Roads
March 2004
Agritourism Zoning Down on the Farm
April 2004
May 2004
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
Driving Growth Through Transit-Oriented Development
September 2004
The Inclusionary Housing Debate
October 2004
Inclusionary Housing: Proven Success in Large Cities
November 2004
Formatting and Writing the Staff Report
December 2004