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Minimizing Reliance on Discretionary Approvals
Zoning Practice — April 2016by: Lane Kendig April 01, 2016This issue of Zoning Practice explains how communities can use existing zoning tools to minimize reliance on discretionary approvals. It explains how discretionary approvals came to be widespread in zoning codes before unpacking specific alternatives to variances, conditional use approvals, and discretionary planned unit development (PUD) processes.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Music Policy (Taylor’s Version): A Healthy Music Ecosystem Calls for an Intentional Approach
Five steps your city can take to become a music city and support the next big star.by: Kati Woock November 22, 2023Five steps your city can take to become a music city and support the next big star. -
Active Living Opportunities through Cluster Housing
by: Johamary Swena, AICP, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis blog post provides an overview of cluster developments as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series. -
5 Affordable Housing Tech Tools for Every Stakeholder
Use these apps, maps, and datasets to make critical decisions about urban development, land use, and equitable housing solutions.by: Sarah Bassett, Vasudha Gadhiraju, AICP, Colleen Willger, AICP October 19, 2023Use these apps, maps, and datasets to make critical decisions about urban development, land use, and equitable housing solutions. -
Refocus Heat Action Plans To Mitigate Indoor Heat Risks
by: Felix RosenUncovering JAPA: Study finds the importance of prioritizing building improvements over tree planting strategies for mitigating the risk of indoor extreme heat. -
Completing the Streets
Zoning Practice — February 2013by: Carol Gould, AICP, Mike Morehouse February 01, 2013This issue of Zoning Practice looks at what it means to complete the streets and provides some examples of how communities are doing this. It then explores how zoning can be used as a means to help communities facilitate the complete streets process.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Achieving Vision Zero in Practice
PAS Memo 118Jersey City developed a Vision Zero Action Plan, leveraged tactical interventions to create systematic change within city government, and coordinated with regional and state entities to achieve its goal of zero traffic fatalities on city streets in 2022. -
Reading Plans With Machines for Improved Efficiency
by: Mike LidwinUncovering JAPA: How can planners be more efficient in staying informed on current issues by using natural language processing (NLP). -
Prioritizing Environmental Justice in Comprehensive Planning
by: Adin BeckerUncovering JAPA: California plans are analyzed for environmental justice (EJ) incorporation, revealing advancements in BIPOC communities while underscoring the absence of an explicit racial focus. -
The Transgressive Urban Forest
by: Gemma HoltUncovering JAPA: Exploring a more radical conception of urban forestry. -
APA Virginia Chapter
How to Make Your Small Town Autonomous Vehicle Friendly
January 1, 2019, 6:00 a.m. to December 31, 2020, 6:00 a.m.- Dale Neef
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Short-Term Rentals: Regulation and Enforcement Strategies
PAS Memo — January-February 2019by: Jared Munster, AICPThe January-February 2019 issue of PAS Memo shares lessons learned from the recent experience of the City of New Orleans in regulating short-term rentals.List Price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00
Planning for Future Leaders
Involving diverse youth in planning now means they’ll be engaged community members later — and maybe even become planners themselves.December 01, 2019The earlier youth are introduced to planning principles, the sooner they can begin building both their future careers and communities.
Box Cities and Out-of-the-Box Lessons from CUBE
The Center for Understanding the Built Environment (CUBE) provides unique and innovative resources to teach children and adults about the value of engaged citizenry.
Inclusive Mobility
Applying universal design to how people get around.Supporting the mobility of all people, regardless of ability, is arguably one of the most important urban planning issues facing public- and private-sector professionals.
The Burlington Model: How Planning-Led Reforms Transformed the City's Housing Market
In this episode of the APA Podcast, Burlington, Vermont's former mayor, Miro Weinberger, and former planning director, Meagan Tuttle, AICP share how they worked together to provide the political leadership and the critical insights needed for Burlington to enact one of the nation's most important and far-reaching reforms aimed at increasing housing supply.
Smart Tech to Help Build Your City’s Digital Twin
APA’s Technology Division recommends datasets planners can use for these powerful scenario planning tools.by: Andrew Buck, AICP, David Wasserman, AICP March 21, 2024APA’s Technology Division recommends datasets planners can use for these powerful scenario planning tools.
Reinventing the Chinese Countryside
What American planners can learn from Old Wuyan Village.June 01, 2017Many rural communities in China have declined dramatically, but Wuyan Village is successfully transitioning to meet the needs of a changing Chinese way of life.San Diego, CA, Municipal Code
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Integrated Water Resource Management, Outdoor Lighting, Solar Energy, Urban Livestock, and Wildland-Urban Interface collections.Boulder, CO, Revised Code
Updated April 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Solar Energy collections.Wilmington, DE, Area Planning Council, North Claymont Area Master Plan
2017This subarea plan covers a large area with a waterfront and a wide mix of uses including a 41 acre dead mall site and a 425 acre former heavy industrial site.Jefferson County, CO, Zoning Resolution
The county permits noncommercial solar energy conversion systems by right in all but one district, and commercial systems by right in a number of nonresidential districts, subject to standards.Broward County, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted March 2019This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections.Big Flats, NY, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2018by: Town of Big Flats, NYThis regulation belongs in the Scenic View Protection and Solar Energy collections.Ashland, OR, Land Use Ordinance
Updated February 2019This regulation belongs to the Home Occupations, Marijuana-Related Uses, and Solar Energy collections.San Diego, CA, General Plan
Updated June 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Historic Preservation, and Solar Energy collections.Easton, PA, Municipal Code
Updated March 2022by: City of Easton Planning DeptThe city's zoning code includes detailed solar energy standards permitting building-mounted systems as accessory uses in all districts and establishing solar access protections.Grundy County, IL, County Code
Updated May 2019The county's unified development code allows accessory solar collector systems in all districts and solar farms as special uses in agricultural and industrial districts, providing detailed standards for both.Piedmont, CA, Climate Action Plan
The city's climate action plan addresses solar throughout; several objectives and strategies address solar energy use and the plan establishes indicators and targets for percentage of building with solar energy systems.Piedmont, CARock Hill, SC, Zoning Ordinance
The city's zoning ordinance permits accessory solar panels in all zoning districts subject to standards and allow for solar panels as power sources for lighting fixtures.Rock Hill, SCWashington County, OR, Community Development Code
The county's development code protects solar access, encourages solar orientation, and includes content-neutral sign regulations.Washington County, ORStory County, IA, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2018These regulations belong to the Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Solar Energy, and Wind Energy collections.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.Omaha, NE, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Group Housing collections.Red Hook, NY, Municipal Code
Updated November 2020This town’s zoning code belongs to the Agritourism and Farmland Protection collections.Cary, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2021These regulations belong to the Group Housing and Urban Livestock collections.Pinellas County, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, and Urban Livestock collections.Provincetown, MA, Zoning By-Laws
Updated May 2019This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, and Solar Energy collections.Providence, RI, Zoning Ordinance
Updated April 2020These regulations belong to the Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections.Newton, MA, City Ordinances
Updated September 10, 2018This regulation belongs to the Inclusionary Housing and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections.Holland, MI, City Code
Updated August 2018The city’s codified ordinances belong to the Downtown Revitalization, Residential Infill Development, and Wind Energy collections.Anchorage, AK, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Historic Preservation, Residential Infill Development, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections.Albuquerque, NM, Integrated Development Ordinance
Updated May 2018This regulation belongs to the Form-Based Zoning, Housing Supply Planning, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Solar Energy collections.West Palm Beach, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Inclusionary Housing, Historic Preservation, Tactical Urbanism, Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments, and Transfer of Development Rights collections.Charlottesville, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2018This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Housing Supply Planning, and Short-Term Residential Rentals collections.Lawrence, KS, City Code
Updated January 2018The city’s codified ordinances belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Form-Based Zoning, Group Housing, and Home Occupations collections.Orlando, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Inclusionary Housing, and Short-Term Residential Rentals collections.Bentonville, AR, Zoning Code
Updated March 2018This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Downtown Revitalization, Housing Supply Planning, and Solar Energy collections.Vancouver, WA, Municipal Code
2017The city’s zoning code includes infill standards intended to encourage grayfield redevelopment, permits multiple types of marijuana-related uses by right, and it addresses residential infill development.