Why Salt Lake City is seeking to drastically change its zoning map
Salt Lake City is seeking to simplify its zoning map, consolidating some zones and simplifying others. The changes aim to address housing affordability by removing some barriers and allowing more ...
Long Island Zoning Atlas gets funding boost
The Long Island Regional Planning Council voted Wednesday to allocate $40,000 for improvements to the Long Island Zoning Atlas.
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Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee Drafts Final ADU Ordinance
Newton’s ZAP met on Monday to discuss final amendment updates in the ADU ordinance to achieve compliance with the Affordable ...
USA Today10d
Bisbee declares housing crisis, takes steps to increase affordable housing via zoning
The city council passed an ordinance to expand zoning laws, allowing for increased ... this up to the Legislature through a group of us mayors that are doing this... We think that local control ...
USA Today7d
What planting zone are you in? These detailed maps can help your garden flourish
The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. Need a break?
Bozeman Daily Chronicle5d
'Terminator bill': Montana could soon allow counties to dissolve zoning districts
HB614 would allow counties to choose to terminate so long as a new district is overlayed or the county adheres to the Montana Land Use Planning Act, which also requires ...
Mixed-use zoning district proposed for Northland corridor
The parcels proposed for the rezoning request are located along sections of the Route 161/East Dublin Granville Road corridor ...
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Columbus officials considering new zoning for Route 161 to develop more housing
Columbus City Council votes on a resolution Monday to consider rezoning a three-mile stretch of Route 161 in the Northland ...
The New York Times6d
Where U.S. Measles Outbreaks Are Spreading
Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico, with more than 290 people infected — many unvaccinated school-age children. Four cases in Oklahoma have also been linked to these ...
USA Today26d
Arizona bill to stop public from voting on zoning changes stalled in Legislature
An Arizona bill that would have prevented citizens from challenging zoning changes through public referendum appears to be stalled. The bill, supported by Taser-maker Axon, aimed to reclassify ...
WBUR5d
Map: Who is — and isn't — complying with the MBTA Communities Act?
Nearly three-quarters — or 130 communities — had until the end of 2024 to pass compliant zoning rules. And in January, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Attorney General Andrea Campbell ...
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A Virginia county's economy depends on data centers. Some say they're intruding on communities.
But when one became his neighbor, he ran for president of his homeowners association and took a seat on a county zoning board. "I bought this property because it was one that had a viewshed and ...