LANSING — After nearly a decade of planning, Lansing's zoning rules are poised for an overhaul. Lansing will adopt a type of zoning known as form-based code May 1 after City Council approved nearly ...

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KINGSTON, N.Y. — The city announced Thursday that it’s formed-based zoning code code won another award. The city took home the 17th annual Form-base Code Award from the Center for Zoning Solutions a ...

Zoning has also been criticized for contributing to the nation’s housing crisis by freezing neighborhoods and limiting new construction, in regions such as California’s Bay Area. Traditional zoning ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — The last time this town set a path for the long-term future of downtown development in Hawthorne, Thornwood and Valhalla, Richard Nixon was in the White House and the Beatles were ...

KINGSTON — The city’s Common Council unanimously approved a new citywide zoning code on Tuesday night, concluding a yearslong effort to comprehensively change how homeowners, developers and ...

Renderings of what Lee County, Fla. might look like after adopting a Miami 21-inspired form-based code. Image via Transit Miami This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

Albemarle County is developing its first form-based code, a form of zoning that focuses on regulating the appearance of buildings and streets rather than what is happening inside the buildings. The ...

Whether they’re talking about a charming block of historic townhouses in downtown Frederick or a bucolic rural village like Burkittsville, it’s not unusual to hear someone around here lament that “we ...

The city of North Charleston is planning to rewrite zoning codes that have not been updated since the city was founded in the ...

IOWA CITY — When Kelcey Patrick-Ferree lived in Minneapolis, she was three doors down from a four-unit apartment building that was roughly the same size as a house. She moved to Iowa City’s South ...