Zoning

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Home Ownership
Minneapolis to Become First Major U.S. City to End Single-Family Zoning
archdaily.com - by Eric Baldwin
Minneapolis will become the first major U.S. city to end single-family home zoning. City Council passed Minneapolis 2040, a plan to permit …
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Skyscrapers
City Council overrides veto on skyscraper project | Miami Herald
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The Providence City Council has voted to override a mayoral veto in favor of a proposed 46-story skyscraper. Council members voted 10-3 during a …
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Opinion
Single-Family Zoning Is an Urban Dinosaur
Bloomberg - Noah Smith
The city of Minneapolis just launched a quiet revolution when the city council voted to abolish single-family zoning. This is an excellent move. …
Arkansas
The Van’s search for a new warehouse not deterred by zoning issues
arktimes.com - Rebekah Hall
A zoning hang-up in The Van's push to expand its operations won't deter the homeless outreach nonprofit from finding a new home, founder Aaron Reddin …
Buffalo
Big Reveal: Modern School Street Infill House
buffalorising.com - Buffalo Rising
Artist Ben Perrone is bringing his plans for a new residence on School Street to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Perrone needs a variance for required …
Juneau, AK
Zoning proposals for Auke Bay leave some residents anxious
ktoo.org - Adelyn Baxter, KTOO
The Auke Bay roundabout. (Photo courtesy Alaska DOTPF/Miller Construction)The city has been working with a steering committee to figure out how to …
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Employment
Crown Heights High-Rise Plans Rejected By Community Board
Patch - Kathleen Culliton
Community Board 8 voted Thursday night not to approve plans for an 11-story mixed-use building at 1010 Pacific St. CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Plans for …
Crain's New York Business
Urbanism
NYC Department of City Planning staffer rakes in more than $300K thanks to ‘double-dipping'
crainsnewyork.com
One of the architects of Mayor Bill de Blasio's housing plan is living well at the taxpayer's expense, a think-tank reported. The right-leaning Empire …
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Hotel, Car Wash Closer To Approval At Old Toys 'R' Us Site
Patch - Doug Gross
Middletown's zoning board this week agreed to four variances requested by developers of the property off of Lincoln Highway. LANGHORNE, PA — A hotel …
Luxury Lifestyle
Providence City Council overrides mayor's veto of Fane tower zoning change
providencejournal.com - Madeleine List
PROVIDENCE — The Providence City Council has overridden Mayor Jorge Elorza’s veto of a zoning change that allows a 46-story luxury apartment tower …
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Wind Power
UP wind project opponents will get referendum on ballot | Miami Herald
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Opponents of a wind-energy project in the Upper Peninsula have submitted enough petition signatures to qualify for a referendum. But a key issue is …
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University of California
Minneapolis, tackling housing crisis and inequity, votes to end single-family zoning
seattletimes.com - Sarah Mervosh
As cities across the country contend with an affordable-housing crisis that has led to gentrification and homelessness, few have been willing to take …
Home Building
In Debate Over Housing Crisis, Whose Side Will Atkins Take?
kpbs.org - Andrew Bowen
As president pro tem of the California Senate, San Diego Democrat Toni Atkins has some important decisions to make in the coming days that could …
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
H.B. commissioners approve zoning ordinance amendments aimed at encouraging new businesses - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - By Priscella Vega
The Huntington Beach Planning Commission unanimously approved several amendments and other changes to the city’s zoning and subdivision ordinance Tuesday night that officials say will encourage new businesses
UC Berkeley
Kaiser investigates possibility of new Berkeley medical campus
berkeleyside.com - By Emilie Raguso
This week, the Berkeley City Council approved a West Berkeley zoning change that may allow Kaiser Permanente to open a new medical facility at Parker …
Long Island
Babylon Village puts a hold on large residentialÂ subdivisions
newsday.com - www.newsday.com
To prevent more dense development, the Village of Babylon has placed a one-year moratorium on landowners subdividing large residential lots.
Chicago Tribune
New zoning approved for former Park Ridge medical office site
Chicago Tribune - Jennifer Johnson
New zoning was recently approved for a piece of Park Ridge property where a commercial and residential development has been tentatively proposed. The Park Ridge City Council on Dec. 3 voted to rezone lots
Dayton
Dayton airport zoning change set for Miami Twp. vote tonight
daytondailynews.com - Nick Blizzard, Staff Writers
A plan for a new zoning district for 321 acres at Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport is set to go before Miami Twp. trustees tonight. The change from …
The Buffalo Newsadded this to Buffalo News
Two lawsuits over Amherst apartment complex settled, but another lingers
buffalonews.com - By Stephen T. Watson | Published Wed, Dec 12, 2018 | Updated Wed, Dec 12, 2018
Two of three lawsuits sparked by a proposed $5 million Amherst apartment complex were settled, but more legal wrangling continues. The Town Board on …
Detroit zoning board makes whale of a reversal on Broderick Tower ad
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The giant whale mural painted on the side of Broderick Tower will continue to see the light of day — at least for now — after the city's reversal …
Billings Gazetteadded this to Billings News
Montana
Decision on proposed gravel mine near Oscar's Park postponed following public opposition
billingsgazette.com - Billings Gazette
A Yellowstone County Zoning Commission hearing to consider a request to allow a portion of agricultural land near Oscar's Park to be included in a …
Regulation
Boulder council directs staff to assess regs to discourage large homes in four zoning districts
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City council on Tuesday directed staff to explore ways to discourage the construction of large homes in four, possibly five, of the city's …
Cities
Five Cities Win Innovation Award in Guangzhou
nextcity.org
Asia’s largest garbage dump once smoldered with trash fires and belched so much methane across Wuhan that nearby residents could not open their …
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Joko Widodo
Indonesia launches One Map Policy to resolve land conflicts
thejakartapost.com - The Jakarta Post
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo launched the One Map Policy Geoportal (KSP Geoportal) on Tuesday as a national information portal to serve as a point …
Baton Rouge
Why new condominium planned for Old Metairie is worrying some neighbors
theadvocate.com - Chad Calder
A six-story, 15-unit luxury condominium building being planned near the southeast corner of North Labarre and Metairie roads is drawing concern from …
Curbed
Real Estate
24-story residential tower in the works for vacant West Loop lot
Curbed - Jay Koziarz
The proposal would bring 193 units to the northeast corner of Sangamon and Monroe Just as the West Loop’s development scene couldn’t appear any more lively, a freshly filed zoning application revealed
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High School
Supervised consumption zone change gets committee approval
globalnews.ca - By Staff
A council committee meeting that ultimately saw unanimous support for a supervised consumption site at 446 York St. also served as the backdrop for …
Business Administration
Latrobe fills council vacancy, seeks volunteers for zoning board
triblive.com - Jeff Himler | Monday,
Updated 20 minutes ago Latrobe officials filled a vacant city council seat but are looking to recruit volunteers to help replenish the town’s …
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Home Ownership
Minneapolis Voted to Pass a Plan That Would End Single Family Zoning. The Rest of the Country Should Follow Suit.
Esquire - By Gabrielle Bruney
Zoning laws are more than just municipal red tape—they're drivers of racial and economic segregation. On Friday, Minneapolis's City Council voted for a plan called Minneapolis 2040 that would, in part,
What will a Pa. Supreme Court decision mean for regulating sites like Airbnb?
philly.com - by Caitlin McCabe,
It’s a question that cities and towns across the world have confronted in today’s sharing economy: Can single-family homes be used for short-term …