procedural rules should be interpreted differently than they ever have been before or than they are interpreted anywhere else in the country. This oddball logic threw out three city ordinances: one reducing the distance that single-family houses can interfere with other zoning districts, one allowing...
On how zoning districts subdivided and multiplied, see D. Elliott, A better way to zone: Ten principles to create more livable cities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2008. 40. The reasons I discuss are cultural. For an economic explanation of zoning, see W. Fischel, The Homevoter Hypothesis...
Another study produces the three-dimensional zoning maps that replace the traditional zoning maps. Traditional city zoning maps are usually represented with specific colors depicting appropriate use allowed in the zoning districts. When existing building models have bee...
Sellers said the city has made “great strides” on housing issues through initiatives such as the ongoing review of the city’s land use codes and zoning regulations. She said that, hopefully, will help the city be better positioned to expand housing scale and speed of productio...
IncumbentCourtney Shipleywas elected to her first term on the commission in 2019. Shipley, who currently works as a property manager, formerly served as chair of the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods and as a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals and ...
Yet for the periurban parts of Cusco Metropolitano, a shift from Euclidean zoning (where one specific use is attributed to a single zone) to performance-based zoning approaches (where different uses are permitted in one zone, as long as jointly agreed quality criteria are fulfilled) could be ...
fizzled last year. But she’s alsodropping a controversial partof her plan to mandate housing construction after it faced intense opposition from suburban lawmakers who bristled at the idea of the state taking away local zoning control.Hochul confirmedshe’ll b...
Fran Spielman
When it comes to economic development in the region, few attorneys have the expertise, influence or reach that Thomas Garry has. A leading power broker in zoning, development and land use matters, Garry’s clientele includes Catholic Health Services and the Town of Babylon. In this election yea...
If you add in City Council as a second appeals procedure, you’re going to run out of time. There’s not actually any decision or judgement when it comes to platting. Legally, you’re not allowed to deny a plat, if it checks all the boxes. It’s not like zoning, where you’re ...