Policymakers can learn much from a proposal to increase regulation in the popular Web-based virtual world known as “Second Life,” market analysts say. The “Mainland,” the portion of the virtual world ...

Last week Cutting through the Zoning Code took a Northern Liberties property and thought through a number of new uses—both new businesses for the existing building, and ways to redevelop the site. I ...

Issues such as how tall a fence can be or where a shed, garage or swimming pool can be placed are governed by zoning. In Hampton this year, residents can have a rare say in rewriting regulations that ...

The La Plata Planning Commission is getting training on updating the town’s zoning ordinance so that it can be well-informed in future updates to the zoning ordinance. Tuesday marked the first meeting ...

Mayor Ryan Sorenson referred the zoning code discussion back to the City Plan Commission following public feedback at a ...

Hazleton City Council recently approved updated zoning regulations that an administrator said will put the city in position to stay ahead of trends with housing and businesses. Council approved four ...

On Wednesday evening, Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee (ZAP) held a public hearing to discuss possible amendments to the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance, which is undergoing revision ...

STRATFORD — Local zoning officials have completed a more than yearlong effort to rewrite much of the town’s land use regulations — a task aimed at modernizing and streamlining the long-standing zoning ...

Minneapolis appears to be a YIMBY (Yes in my backyard) success story of relaxed zoning regulations leading to increased housing production and declining rents. Its much-ballyhooed abolition of ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- County Judge Patrick Deakins has a draft ordinance ready that would implement municipal-style planning and zoning for the unincorporated areas of Washington County. "We have what I ...