Zoning Practice
Zoning Practice helps guide you as you write and administer smart development codes.
Opening the Door to Unconventional Homes
March 2025
This issue of Zoning Practice explores the rise of unconventional housing types, such as barndominiums, 3D-printed homes, and shipping container homes, and examines common regulatory barriers and potential regulatory reforms planners and local officials may be able to use to foster housing innovation and advance sustainable, resilient, and inclusive housing solutions.
Zoning Practice analyzes trends and spotlights innovation in local land use and development regulation. It is a valuable digital resource for:
- Planners and land use attorneys responsible for drafting or administering zoning and other land use and development regulations
- Emerging professionals interested in learning more about plan implementation
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Spotlight on Zoning Practice
Turn Down the Lights
January 13, 2025How Risky Is Your Freight Corridor Zoning?
December 12, 2024Aiding the Small Farm Evolution
November 12, 2024Bringing ‘Hidden’ Suburban and Exurban Housing into the Light
What to Do When the Map Doesn’t Match the Text
September 11, 2024When More Participation Isn’t Better
August 14, 2024How Do We Safeguard Our Zoning Reforms?
July 15, 2024Should Zoning Play a Bigger Role in Promoting Biosafety?
Share Your Expertise
Zoning Practice welcomes proposals from outside contributors
We are especially eager to hear from potential authors with expertise on the following topics:
- Using zoning to advance equity, sustainability, and resilience objectives
- Recent trends in small-town and rural area zoning
- The effects of demographic or technological change on land use demand