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2008
May The Five Steps to a Hybrid Code
April Looking Ahead: Regulating Digital Signs and Billboards
March Using Zoning to Reduce Flood Damages
February A National Survey of Development Standards and the Impact on Housing Affordability
January Monitoring Local Land Markets

2007
December Zoning for Successful Transferable Development Rights Programs
November Why Do Site Plan Review?
October Goodbye Main Street?
September Planning and Zoning for Day Labor Centers
August Cluster Development: Modern Application of an Old Town Form
July Is Zoning a Barrier to Multifamily Housing?
June Planned Unit Developments and Master Planned Communities: Review and Approval Processes
May If You Zone It They Will Come: Town Centers
April The Quiet Revolution in Training Citizen Planners
March Case Studies in Inclusionary Housing
February Ozzie and Harriet Don't Live Here Anymore: Time to Redefine Family
January Habitat Loss: Global Crisis with a Local Solution
2006
December Zoning to Expand Affordable Housing
November Integrating Stormwater Regulation and Urban Design
October   Regulating Sex Businesses
September  Modernizing Zoning for Home Occupations
August Development Codes for Built Out Communities
July Got Trees?
June The Sensibility of Unified Development Codes
May Conditional Uses: Using Discretion, Hoping for Certainty
April Zoning for Universal Design and Visitability
March Buildout Analysis: A Valuable Planning and Hazard Mitigation Tool
February Market Analysis: A Zoning Necessity
January The Practice of Parking Requirements
2005
December Regulatory Strategies for Big Boxes
November Let the Courts Guide You: Planning and Zoning Consistency
October Reducing Bias on Zoning Boards
September Classifying and Defining Uses and Building Forms: Land-Use Coding for Zoning Regulations
August Score Four for Planning: The 2005 Supreme Court Decisions
July Monitoring and Evaluating a Zoning Code
June Out With the Old, in With the New: The Cost of Teardowns
May How Thirsty Is Your Community?
April Building Green: Onus or Bonus?
March Zoning for Wildfire Hazard Mitigation
February Site Visits: Purpose, Planning, and Practice
January The Development Review Process: A Means to a Noble and Greater End
2004 (Zoning Practice begins)
December Visualizing Change: Photo-reimaging America's Built Landscape
November Formatting and Writing the Staff Report
October Inclusionary Housing: Proven Success in Large Cities
September The Inclusionary Housing Debate: The Effectiveness of Mandatory Programs over Voluntary Programs
August Driving Growth Through Transit-Oriented Development
Using Zoning to Reap the Benefits of TOD
July Bright Days, Dark Nights: Regulating Light
June Zoning to Promote Health and Physical Activity
May Form-Based Development Codes
April Landscape Ordinances: To Define and Protect
March Agritourism Zoning Down on the Farm
February The Crunch of Development Along Gravel Roads
January Reconsidering Zoning: Expanding an American Land-Use Frontier
2003
December Why Definitions?
November Military Installations Under Pressure from Urban Sprawl
October Be Unique: A Model for Anti-Monotony in Residential Development
September Regulating Farm Stands
August Zoning Affordability: The Challenges of Inclusionary Housing
July Sign Control in Cuyahoga Falls: Regulating Outside the Box
June Faith-Based Planned Developments: Sorting Out the Uses
May Ballot-Box Zoning: Good Planning or Vigilantism?
April Pigs in the Parlor or Diamonds in the Rough: A New Vision for Nonconformity Regulation
March Combating 'Sameness' with a Formula Business Ordinance
February Planning and Zoning for Wind Power Facilities
January Parking Standards in the Zoning Code
2002
December Unified Development Ordinances: A Coordinated Approach to Development Regulations
November Common Problems with Zoning Ordinances
October GIS at Work in the Building and Zoning Department
September The New Urban Grocery Store
August Garages: Not Just for Cars Anymore
July Maryland Resuscitates Land-Use Intervention Authority
June The Two Faces of Gentrification: Can Zoning Help?
May Coping with Colleges: How Communities Address the Problems of Students Living Off-Campus
April Telco Hotels Find Their Zone
March Short-Term Rentals: Commercial or Residential Use
February Transforming a Commercial Strip: The Revitalization of U.S. Route 1 in College Park, Maryland
January Promoting Innovative Historic Preservation Ordinances
2001
December Child Care in Residential Zones: State Legislation and Local Options
November Beyond Euclid: Integrating Zoning and Physical Design, Part Two
October Beyond Euclid: Integrating Zoning and Physical Design, Part One
September Doggedly Pursuing Solutions: Planning and Regulating Dog Parks
August Putting Your Zoning Code Online: Why and How
July Dark Stores Cast Shadows
June The Art of Entertainment Districts
May Saving Homes from Wildfires: Regulating the Home Ignition Zone
April Hearing Examiners: History and Usage
March Key Strategies in Website Promotion: A Primer for the Planning Industry
February Garages and Setbacks in Residential Areas
January Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
2000
January Cumulative Index, 1984-1999
February On the Firing Line: Zoning for Gun-Related Uses
March The Purpose of Purpose Statements in Zoning Ordinances
April "Living First" in Downtown Vancouver
May Give a Shelter a Home
June Manufactured Housing Statutes
July Using Density Bonuses for Smart Growth and Development
August What's Wrong with This Picture?
September Planning for Industrial Survival
October This House Is an Office: Residential-Office Districts
November The Industrial Zoning Crisis
December Sun, Wind, and Building Design
1999
January Lofty Housing Trends
February Site Planning for Large Retail Establishments
March Zoning Fallout: The Implications of Urban Growth Area Designations
April Confining the Impacts of Combined Animal Feeding
May So You're Gonna Revise the Zoning Ordinance! Part One
June So You're Gonna Revise the Zoning Ordinance! Part Two
July Vesting of Development Rights: A Primer
August Zoning and Development Definitions for the Next Century
September Torn Over Teardowns: Protecting Neighborhood Character
October Chain Drugstore Side Effects
November Utility Deregulation and Zoning: An Illinois Case Study
December About Odor
1998
January Flexible Zoning: A Status Report on Performance Standards
February New Life for Old Waterfronts
March "Nobody Told Me They Changed the Zoning"
April Zoning Gets Under Your Skin
May Planning and Zoning Officials Go To Class
June The Challenge of Industrial Ecology
July The ABCs of TIF
August Post-Disaster Zoning Opportunities
September Zoning, New Urbanist Development, and the Fort Collins Plan
October Centripetal Forces: Town Centers Are Back
November Zoning for Extended-Stay Lodgings
December The Evolution of Corridor Planning
1997
January Zoning for Accessory Dwelling Units
February The Conflict at the Edge
March Changing or Expanding Nonconforming Uses
April The Problem of Antiquated Subdivisions
May Vacating and Replatting Platted Lands
June Acres of Automobiles
July Neighborhood Character and Rezoning
August Zoning for Dual Fueling
September Eyes on the Street: Citizen Involvement in Code Enforcement
October Zoning for Flood Hazards
November Online Zoning Resources
December Zoning in Context
1996
January Home Occupations as Accessory Uses
February The ABCs of ZBAs
March The ABCs of ZBAs: The Sequel
April Cellular Facilities: A Survey of Current Zoning Practices
May The Trouble with Airports
June The Need for New Models of Rural Zoning
July A New Generation of Rural Land-Use Laws
August Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan
September A Model Request for Proposals for Drafting a New Zoning Code
October Hog-Tied by Feedlots
November Zoning and Big Box Religion
December Big Box Meets Big Screen
1995
January Statistical Analysis of Residential Lots
February Annexation Primer for Planners
March Presumption-Shifting: A Legal Theory that May Tilt the Planner's Playing Field
April Regulating Outdoor Sales
May Zoning for Eternity
June Local Planning Issues in Siting Cellular Towers
July Occupancy Restrictions and the Fair Housing Act
August Zoning for Wellhead Protection
September Adult Uses Neither Die nor Fade Away
October Shedding Light on the Urban Landscape
November Rapid Response Tools for Waterfront Change
December Impact Analysis: From Sharp Tools Come Sharp Assessments
1994
January Loading the Dice: Zoning Gaming Facilities
February A Primer on Restrictive Covenants
March Planning and Zoning for Medical Districts
April The Slippery Path to Monotony Control
May How to Draft an Effective Noise Ordinance
June Making Zoning Codes More Readable: Part I
July Making Zoning Codes More Readable: Part II
August Deciding Dolan: A New "Rough Proportionality Test"
September Zoning for Transit: A New Orientation
October Planning for Open Space Developments
November Dealing with Bias and Conflicts of Interest
December Planning Basics for Gateway Design
1993
January Living with Animals
February The Performance Standards Approach to Industrial Zoning
March Convenience Stores and Zoning to Go
April Zoning Finally Ropes Houston
May Using Mediation to Resolve Land-Use Disputes
June Of Mines, Quarries, and Zoning Quandaries
July Guarding Against Estoppel Claims
August Agricultural Zoning: Managing Growth, Protecting Farms
September Home, Safe Home?
October Doing Business with Big Box Retailers
November When Cities and Counties Cooperate
December Zoning the Interchange
1992
January Land Use and Electromagnetic Fields
February Zoning and the Americans with Disabilities Act
March Regulating Hillside Development
April Accessory Units: The Back-Door Approach to Affordable Housing
May Public Outreach on Zoning and Land Use
June Permits: You Can't Keep Score Without a Program
July Neighborhood Planning and Its Cousins
August Rethinking the Drive-Through
September Student Housing: Home Is Where the Futon Is
October Controlling Newsracks
November Conservation Districts: Latest Zoning Tool to Preserve Neighborhood Character
December Existing-Use Zoning
1991
January Siting Cellular Transmitters
February Paving the Way for Affordable Housing
March Regulating Development on Inland Lakes
April Reducing Traffic Through Transportation Ordinances
May Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances
June Training Citizen Planning Officials
July New Visions for Manufactured Housing
August Standards for Overlay Districts
September The Back Forty: Open Space in Subdivisions
October Regulating the Use of Waterways
November Religion and Zoning: A Matter for the Courts
December When Home is Where the Business Is
1990
January Greenbelts, Greenways, and Trails
February Buffering Can Prevent Headaches
March Criteria for Rezonings
April FEMA Announces New Rating System for NFIP Communities
May Improving City Street-Tree Codes
June A Directory of Selected Federal Land-Use Programs
July Fireworks, Farmstands, and Concerts: Summer's Here
August SROs: A Poor Stepchild Comes of Age
September Zoning and Economic Development: Protection for Industrial Districts
October Parkland and Open Space Dedication
November Using Land-Use Measures to Promote Recycling
December Making Zoning Enforcement Effective
1989
January A Tree Grows in Suburbia
February Traffic Studies: When You Need Them, How You Read Them
March Traffic Impact Fees Come of Age
April Don't Litigate, Mitigate
May New Techniques for Controlling Stormwater Pollution
June New Traditionalism in Suburban Design
July New Fair Housing Act Affects Zoning for Group Homes
August Recommendations for Effective Zoning Administration
September Taming the Exclusionary Effects of Growth Controls
October Recommendations for Zoning Hearings
November Solving Traffic Woes by Balancing Jobs and Housing
December Bed and Breakfasts: An Accommodating Neighbor
1988
January Regulating Outdoor Sales and Storage
February Designing Urban Corridors
March California's Model Code for Recycling
April The Greening of Parking Lots
May Homes for the Mentally Ill
June Controlling Billboards
July Growth Management: California Style
August Yonkers, N.Y., Defies Housing Order
September Crafting Urban Design Guidelines
October Rural Design Manual for Conservation and Development
November Going Underground
December Court Finds Zoning Bias in Long Island Town
1987
January Zoning After 70 Years
February Updating Day Care
March Improving Zoning Enforcement
April Sheltering the Elderly
May The Hearings Examiner
June Supreme Court Holds Compensation is Due
July High Court Limits Development Exactions
August Getting in on the Ground Floor
September The Language of Zoning
October Bumper to Bumper in the 'Burbs
November Greenbelting Riverfronts
December Commercial Towers and Earth Stations
1986
January Homes for the Developmentally Disabled
February FCC Limits Dish Regulations
March Losing Insurance Over Zoning Disputes
April Residential Density and Groundwater Protection
May Survey of Zoning Boards of Appeal
June Design Review Guidelines
July Storage of Hazardous Materials
August The Clutter and Confusion of Sign Control
September Aesthetics of Parking Lots and Parking Structures
October Round Five in Takings Battle
November Update on Mount Laurel
December Court to Review Access to Beaches
1985
January Transit Station Area Development
February Billions and Billions Zoned
March Parkland Dedication and Fees
April Including Housing for the Excluded
May FCC Rules on Dish Antenna Zoning
June Bored of Appeals? Hardly
July Building Housing Trust Funds
August Zoning for Adults Only
September APA to Research Parking Lot Design
October Design Controls for Drive-Through Businesses
November High Court Hears Another Takings Case
December Ballots Cast on Growth and Environmental Controls
1984
January Downsizing Cars and Parking Codes
February Plan for Rezoning Downtown San Francisco
March Illustrated Guide to Parking Lot Landscaping
April Zoning for Adaptive Reuse
May Managing Rural Growth
June/July Siting Waste Disposal Facilities
August Zoning for Mixed-Use Development
September Invasion of Satellite Earth Stations
October Legal Implications of Computerized Zoning
November Conflict of Interest in Zoning Hearings
December Targeting Sign Controls