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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. -
DeKalb County, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Form-Based Zoning, Solar Energy, Tree Preservation, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing 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. -
Zoning Reform and Code Writing
Zoning is among the most powerful tools local governments have to control future land use and development. This collection catalogs resources that provide general background, policy and process guidance, and examples of code evaluation reports and noteworthy recent zoning and development codes from various types of communities across the country. -
Planning for Equity in Parks with Green Infrastructure
Great Urban Parks Campaign Briefing Paper 2by: David Morley, AICPThis briefing paper from the Great Urban Parks Campaign offers four key points for using green infrastructure in parks to advance social equity. -
The Commissioner — Winter 2010
In The Commissioner's Winter 2010 issue: "Planning Communities to Support Successful Aging," "Dealing with Digital Billboards and Electronic Message Signs," "Reconsidering a Community’s Off-Street Parking Standards," "Lewis Mumford and the Rise of Regional Planning," and more.List price$5.00Members & subscribers$0.00 -
Eat Better, Move More, Work Together
Cities and towns of all sizes are creating healthier communities through planning and systems-level change.February 01, 2017Planners and public health officials are working throughout the U.S. to increase access to healthy foods and opportunities for regular physical activity. -
The Case for Play
Parks are increasingly giving kids play spaces that let them explore, take risks, problem-solve, and daydream.November 01, 2017With that migration to more urban places comes a lack of open space to roam. That makes parks all the more important. -
A Planner’s Guide to Meeting Facilitation
PAS Report 595by: Milton Herd, FAICP June 01, 2019Leading a public meeting can be challenging, and this responsibility often falls to planners — but meeting facilitation skills are not usually taught in schools. This PAS Report offers step-by-step guidance in planning, preparing for, and leading a group meeting to a productive outcome.List price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00 -
Coordinating Commercial Development to Advance Physical Activity
by: Johamary Pena, AICP, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis blog post provides an overview of commercial development coordination as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series. -
Infill Development Supports Community Connectivity
by: Johamary Pena, AICP, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis blog post provides an overview of infill 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. -
Out of Harm's Way
Hurricane Matthew reminds us that widespread evacuations require careful planning.December 01, 2016Hurricane Matthew reminds us that widespread evacuations require careful planning. -
Too Big, Boring, or Ugly: Tools to Combat Monotony, the Too-big House, and Teardowns
PAS Report 528by: Lane Kendig March 30, 2005There are ways to both preserve character and meet market demand for housing.This PAS Report offers tools to tame the too-big house, shake free of monotonous development, and negotiate the political minefield of teardowns.List Price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00 -
E-Scooter Growth Hits a Massive Roadblock
Can the micromobility mode find a place in the postpandemic transportation network?July 01, 2020E-scooter growth stalled out this spring as COVID-19 cut into commuting and recreation. -
Nature-Based Solutions
Parks — from green urban oases to sandy waterfront beaches — play a big role in making communities more resilient to climate change.August 01, 2018Park agencies and the parks they operate play a vital role in building climate-resilient communities. -
Community Resilience Scenario Planning Model
Technical User GuideThe Community Resilience Scenario Planning Model (CRSPM) described in this guide can be used in the context of an overall plan update, as part of special purpose plans, or in developing a standalone community resilience plan and implementation strategy. -
Fort Collins, CO, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2022This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Biophilic Planning, Marijuana-Related Uses, Outdoor Lighting, Shared Mobility, Solar Energy, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
Age-Friendly Communities
Age-friendly communities are places where the built and social environment is accessible to and inclusive of all residents — young and old. This collection catalogs resources that provide background and policy guidance or demonstrate how cities and counties are using plans, programs, and regulations to foster accessible and inclusive communities. -
Built Environment and Health
Planning evolved as a response to issues in the built environment, like overcrowding, that contributed to public health crises. This collection catalogs resources that provide background, research, and policy guidance or demonstrate how local and regional agencies are using plans, regulations, and programs to guide change in the built environment to improve health outcomes. -
Creative Placemaking
Creative placemaking is a process where community stakeholders use arts and cultural strategies to implement community-led change. This collection catalogs resources that provide background and policy guidance or demonstrate how community stakeholders are using plans, regulations, and programs that support the arts and cultural activities. -
Transfer of Development Rights
This collection catalogs resources that provide background on or policy guidance for transfer of development rights (TDR) programs as well as examples of local plans and development regulations that demonstrate specific approaches to TDR. -
Transit-Oriented Development
This collection catalogs numerous resources that provide background and policy guidance on, or examples of, how communities are using plans and regulations to facilitate higher-density mixed use development within walking distance of mass transit stations. -
Pittsburgh, PA, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Green Building, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Scenic View Protection, Urban Agriculture, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Portland, OR, Comprehensive Plan
Updated March 2020This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Affordable Housing Programs, Comprehensive Planning, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Social Equity, Solar Energy, and Tree Preservation and the Urban Forest collections. -
Baltimore, MD, City Code
Updated October 2021These regulations belong to the Complete Streets, Home Occupations, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Social Equity, Transit-Oriented Development, Urban Agriculture, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Chapel Hill, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Building, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Residential Infill Development, Solar Energy, and Tree Preservation and Urban Forestry collections. -
Santa Monica, CA, Municipal Code
Updated August 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, Shared Mobility, Short-Term Residential Rentals, and Solar Energy collections. -
Madison, WI, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 2023This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Creative Placemaking, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Housing Supply Planning, Outdoor Lighting, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Atlanta, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2021This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Active Transportation, Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Food Trucks, Green Building, Shared Mobility, Social Equity, and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
Accessory Dwelling Units
An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a smaller, independent residential dwelling unit on the same lot as a single-family home. This collection catalogs resources that provide background, policy guidance, and examples of local plan recommendations and zoning standards for accessory dwelling units from across the country. -
Regulating the Architectural Character of a Community
Zoning Practice — July 2009by: James Brindell July 01, 2009This issue of Zoning Practice evaluates the problems with typical standards used in architectural review and offers suggestions to improve those standards.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Accommodating Density
Zoning Practice — May 2009by: Thomas Smith, Mary Fishman May 01, 2009This issue of Zoning Practice uses Chicago as an exemplar to explore where increased residential density will be most welcome and where zoning battles will be least significant.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Austin, TX, City Code
Updated April 2022These regulations belong to 19 different Research KnowledgeBase collections, ranging from Active Transportation to Urban Agriculture. -
Behind the Scenes: Smart City Challenge Finalists
by: Emily PasiA behind-the-scenes look at the Smart City Challenge finalists. -
Plan Now to Overcome Reflexive Opposition to Large-Scale Solar
by: Joshua Hohn, AICPReflexive opposition to large-scale solar projects is on the rise in many parts of the country. Start planning now to avoid the reactive trap. -
An Rx for Resiliency
Faced with increasing hazards associated with climate change, health care systems are finding that an ounce of planning prevention is worth a pound of cure.March 01, 2018Resiliency — the ability to withstand and quickly recover from a disruptive event like a hurricane — is now essential for health care facilities. -
Coping With Loss
Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments adapts to the reality of a vanishing coast.August 01, 2018Louisianans are coming to terms with a hard truth: The landscape, their property, and places that sometimes many generations have called home are increasingly at risk from rising water. -
It’s Not Necessarily Solar vs. Agriculture
by: Alexsandra GomezThe topic of large-scale solar development in rural communities doesn't have to be controversial. Learn how local officials and developers can work together to clear up the misconception that these two land uses cannot co-exist.