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North Richland Hills, TX, Code of Ordinances
2018The city’s zoning code includes a mapped, form-based transit-oriented development (TOD) code for two commuter rail station areas. -
Twentieth Century Land Use Planning: A Stalwart Family Tree
Journal of the American Planning Association, 80(1): 365-385 , 2007by: Edward Kaiser, David GodschalkThis article discusses the history of the comprehensive plan in the 20th century, focusing on its evolution since the 1950s. -
Montgomery County, PA, Transit-Oriented Development Model Ordinance
October 2021This model details why we should encourage transit oriented development, and the TOD trends that are taking place in Montgomery County, such as land development activity, and transit expansion efforts. -
Biophilic Planning
Biophilic planning seeks to strengthen connections between people and nature. This collection catalogs resources that provide background and policy guidance on biophilic planning and demonstrate how local and regional agencies are using plans, regulations, and programs to promote biophilic principles. -
Parks that Protect: Leveraging Waterfronts for Resilient Communities
March 2023This report uses case studies of waterfront park projects that were designed to improve health and quality of life while also reducing the threat of rising water levels and severe weather. -
Milton, GA, Code of Ordinances
2017The city’s zoning code addresses agritourism through “agricultural-related activities” and “rural or agricultural event facility.” -
Vancouver, BC, Park Board Urban Agriculture Policy
2015This standalone policy addresses urban agriculture. -
Lawton, OK, Municipal Code
Updated February 2022The city code's animal chapter allows the keeping of large and small animals other than cats and dogs as well as bees. -
Buffalo, NY, Municipal Code
2017The city's property maintenance code was amended in 2009 to allow for keeping chicken hens in residential districts with a license. -
St. Charles County, MO, Agri-Tourism Land Use Plan
August 2012This master plan amendment addresses agritourism uses in the southwestern portion of the county. -
Cool Walkability Planning
June 2023by: Todd LitmanThis report belongs to the Active Transportation, and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Pittsgrove, NJ, Municipal Code
Updated August 2018The township’s land use and development code addresses farmland protection through agricultural buffer requirements. -
Orland, CA, Administrative Guidelines for Implementation of General Plan Agricultural Buffering Policies
September 2005This guide addresses farmland protection by establishing agricultural buffering guidelines for new urban development in the city. -
Kennebunkport, ME, Town Code
Updated December 2022The town’s outdoor lighting ordinance is simple but widely cited as one of the best outdoor lighting ordinances. -
Santa Barbara County, CA, Final Negative Declaration: Agricultural Buffer Ordinance
Report to Board of Supervisors, September 7, 2012This staff report addresses farmland protection through agricultural buffers and represents the final negative declaration for environmental impacts of a proposed agricultural buffer ordinance. -
Dig It! A Practical Toolkit: How Local Governments Can Support Community Gardens
2009by: Herb BaboletThis toolkit from British Columbia's Ministry of Community Development provides guidance on how local governments can support community gardens. -
Neighbourhood Level Infill Development Strategy
2013by: Brook McIlroy, Inc.This report presents a strategy for individual lot infill in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, that preserves the character of established residential neighborhoods. -
Neighborhood Conservation District Study
2005by: Larson Fisher AssociatesThis report evaluates the role that neighborhood conservation district zoning could play in protecting established neighborhoods from out-of-character infill development in Brookline, Massachusetts. -
Missing Middle Housing: Responding to the Demand for Walkable Urban Living
April 2012by: Daniel ParolekThis article focuses on the concept of the “missing middle” in housing, or small-scale multifamily buildings seldom built since World War II. -
Staunton, VA, City Code
2017The city’s zoning code establishes a planned development option for larger infill development projects. -
Oregon Model Development Code and User’s Guide for Small Cities
Edition 3.1, November 2015This model unified development code provides a template to help small cities in Oregon draft land-use and development regulations. -
Bessemer City, NC, Code of Ordinances
2017The city’s unified development code establishes residential infill as a distinct development option. -
Models and Guidelines for Infill Development
2001This guide for cities and counties in Maryland offers detailed direction for planning efforts related to encouraging incremental infill development. -
Village Residential District: Creating a Village Community
2011by: Montgomery County, PA, Planning CommissionThis model zoning ordinance provides a template to help municipalities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, draft regulations for traditional neighborhood development. -
St. Petersburg, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted April 2019The city’s comprehensive plan commits to establishing a green building incentive program and includes a permit fee reduction for projects with green building features. -
Colorado Model Land Use Code for Municipalities
2003This model unified development code provides a template to help cities in Colorado draft land-use and development regulations. -
Snohomish County, WA, Evaluation of Snohomish County's Land Use Permitting Process
2002by: Demarche Consulting GroupThis evaluation of the county's land-use permitting processes recommends a complete process overhaul. -
Fort Collins, CO, Development Review Guide
2017This comprehensive, user-friendly online development review guide was one outcome of a development review audit process. -
Is Inclusionary Zoning Inclusionary? A Guide for Practitioners
June 2012by: Heather Schwartz, Liisa Ecola, Kristin LeuschnerThis report examined 11 inclusionary housing programs across the United States and the degrees to which they promoted social inclusion. -
Inclusionary Housing
2018This clearinghouse of inclusionary housing information provides a wide range of resources organized into three main categories. -
Park City, UT, Municipal Code
2018This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Inclusionary Housing, Scenic View Protection, and Solar Energy collections. -
Does Affordable Housing Detrimentally Affect Property Values? A Review of the Literature
Journal of Planning Literature, 20(1): 15-26, 2005by: Mai Thi NguyenThis article is a literature review on the relationship between affordable housing and property values. -
A Room of One’s Own: Accessory Dwelling Unit Reforms and Local Parochialism
Urban Lawyer, 45(3): 519–569, 2013by: Margaret Brinig, Nicole GarnetThis article discusses the national trend in state and local regulations toward more permissive regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and presents the findings of a study of local regulations in California. -
Clallam County, WA, County Code
2017The county’s zoning code permits internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units by right in all districts that permit single-family residences, subject to use-specific standards. -
Palmer, AK, City Code
2016The city’s zoning code permits internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units by right in all residential and agricultural districts, subject to use-specific standards. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Guide to Accessory Apartments in Charlottesville, VA
2015This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Charlottesville, Virginia. -
Overcoming Barriers to Bringing ADU Development to Scale
September 2020by: Ahmad Abu-KhalafThis report analyzes opportunities to address common regulatory and financial barriers to expanding the production and occupancy of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
How Does Affordable Housing Affect Surrounding Property Values?
Research Brief No. 1, August 2008by: Sherry AhrentzenThis briefing paper is a literature review on the relationship between affordable housing and property values. -
Do Affordable Housing Projects Harm Suburban Communities? Crime, Property Values, and Taxes in Mount Laurel, NJ
City Community, 12(2): 89-112, June 2013by: Len Albright, Elizabeth Derickson, Douglas MasseyThis article asks whether the development of an affordable housing project in suburban New Jersey negatively impacted crime rates, property values, or property taxes. -
Is Mixed-Income Development an Antidote to Urban Poverty?
Housing Policy Debate, 17(2): 209-234, 2006by: Mark JosephThis article advocates for mixed-income housing as a strategy to confront urban poverty. -
Model Regulations: Housing Diversity and Affordability—Accessory Dwelling Units
Sustainable Land Use Code Project, 2013This model ordinance provides a template to help towns in metropolitan Hartford, Connecticut, draft regulations that encourage the development of accessory dwelling units. -
Accessory Dwelling Unit Homeowners’ Handbook: A Guide for Homeowners on Oahu Interested in Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit
2016This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Oahu County, Hawaii. -
Oregon Guidance on Implementing the Accessory Dwelling Units Requirement Under Under SB1051
September 2019This model ordinance provides a template for cities and counties in Oregon to help them update their zoning regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
Butte County, CA, Butte Utility-Scale Solar Guide
September 2017This guide is designed to help solar developers and other community stakeholders understand opportunities for large-scale solar development in Butte County, California. -
Cody Rouge & Warrendale YOUTH-CENTRIC Neighborhood Framework
July 2022This plan is a child-centric plan of action created with the help of youth and the community in Warrendale Cody Rouge neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. -
Strategic Overview of Digital Public Participation Tools for Urban Planning
Journal of Science-Informed Design, 2021This article assesses the technical knowledge required by digital public participation platforms and tools, and how some methods can be inaccessible to underserved communities. -
7 Trends Knocking at the Planning Office Door
In today’s complex world, balancing everyday activities, near-term plans, and visioning for the future is more challenging than ever. APA Foresight has got you covered.by: Petra Hurtado, PhD, Alexsandra Gomez July 08, 2021In today's rapidly changing world, it can be tough to stay abreast of all the challenges facing planners. This article explores seven of the most pressing trends for the profession and what they could mean for your community. -
Encouraging Physical Activity Through Traditional Neighborhood Development
by: Johamary Pena, AICP, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis blog post provides an overview of traditional neighborhood development as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series. -
Whitewater, WI, Municipal Code
Updated August 2020The city's codified ordinances address grayfields reuse and redevelopment, solar energy, and tactical urbanism. -
Ferndale, WA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2020The city's zoning code addresses the maintenance of vacant large-scale retail properties and addresses microcell wireless facilities.