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Urban Heat Resilience
PAS QuickNotes 95by: Ladd Keith, Sara MeerowThis edition of PAS QuickNotes explains national trends in extreme heat and describes how planners can enhance urban heat resilience for their communities through planning and implementing heat mitigation and management strategies.Nonmember price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Preparing for the Next Big One
Places that put 'resilience' in their future.The importance of resilience to disaster management has grown in recent years. -
Supporting Active Living Through Mixed-Use Developments
by: Johamary Pena, AICP, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis blog post provides an overview of mixed-use 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. -
When Driving is Not an Option
It’s time to recognize and listen to the 25 percent of the U.S. population that doesn’t drive, says author Anna Letitia Zivarts.by: Steve Wright September 05, 2024It’s time to recognize and listen to the 25 percent of the U.S. population that doesn’t drive, says author Anna Letitia Zivarts. -
Complete Streets Drive Housing, Jobs, and Retail Gains
A new study finds measurable economic benefits beyond the aesthetics, traffic calming, and pedestrian and bicyclist safety they already are known for.by: Arthur Nelson, FAICP August 01, 2024A new study finds measurable economic benefits beyond the aesthetics, traffic calming, and pedestrian and bicyclist safety they already are known for. -
Green Space Improvements Promote Destination Connectivity
by: Johamary Pena, AICP, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis blog post provides an overview of creative placemaking as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series. -
Petaluma, CA, General Plan
Updated January 2012This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Alachua County, FL, Comprehensive Plan 2019-2040
Adopted 2019This county's comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Capital Improvements Programming, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, and Solar Energy collections. -
Boston, MA, Zoning Code
Updated March 2022This regulation belongs to the Climate Change, Green Building, Hazard Mitigation, Shared Mobility, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
Olathe, KS, Municipal Code
Updated August 2020These regulations belong to the Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, Transit-Oriented Development, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Brevard County, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2020These regulations belong to the Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Redmond, WA, Zoning Code
Updated March 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Green Building, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Inclusionary Housing, and Outdoor Lighting collections. -
Practice Gentle Density
Zoning Practice — February 2023This issue of Zoning Practice explores zoning strategies that balance the concerns of residents and the demands of the housing market by accommodating gentle density increases in a context-sensitive manner. From historic downtown neighborhoods to modern residential subdivisions, the tools presented can be used by planners throughout the country to implement housing policy through regulation. -
Santa Clarita, CA, General Plan
This comprehensive plan includes a number of goals, objectives, and policies addressing solar energy and supporting its use in project development.Santa Clarita, CA -
Redwood City, CA, General Plan
The Natural Resources Element of the city's general plan includes policies and implementation programs to promote renewable energy use and encourage on-site solar energy production.Redwood City, CA -
St. Lucie County, FL, Land Development Code
Updated May 2018The county permits solar energy systems as accessory uses in all districts and allows primary-use solar generation stations as conditional uses in agricultural and utility districts; standards are provided. The county’s zoning code includes a mapped mandatory form-based overlay zone. -
Mason City, IA, City Code
Updated December 2018by: City of Mason City Cmty Dev DeptThese regulations belong to the Solar Energy and Wind Energy collections. -
Iron County, UT, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2018These regulations belong to the Solar Energy and Wind Energy collections. -
Babylon, NY, Town Code
Updated February 2019This regulation belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Form-Based Zoning, Green Building, and Transit-Oriented Development collections. -
Brookhaven Town, NY, Municipal Code
Updated July 2019The town's municipal code permits accessory solar energy systems in all districts by right and principal-use solar facilities on certain lands with special permit approval. -
Biloxi, MS, Land Development Ordinance
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Solar Energy collections. -
El Paso, TX, Municipal Code
Updated November 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Outdoor Lighting, and Solar Energy collections. -
Long Beach, CA, Municipal Code
Updated December 2021This regulation belongs to the Climate Change, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Shared Mobility, and Small Wireless Facilities in the ROW collections. -
Planning the Autonomous Future Podcast Series
Planning the Autonomous Future, a podcast series from APA, explores the many ways in which autonomous vehicle technology will impact cities and regions, mobility, and the planning profession. -
Phoenix, AZ, Municipal Code
Updated April 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Food Trucks, Solar Energy, and Transit-Oriented Development collections. -
Beaufort County, SC, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 27, 2018This regulation belongs to the Form-Based Zoning, Inclusionary Housing, Outdoor Lighting, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Indianapolis-Marion County, IN, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2021These regulations belong to the Complete Streets, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Shared Mobility, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Buffalo, NY, Unified Development Ordinance
Adopted December 2016This regulation belongs to the Form-Based Zoning, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing Supply Planning, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Gulfport, MS, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2020This regulation belongs to the Form-Based Zoning, Grayfields Reuse, Redevelopment and Inclusionary Housing collections. -
Newberg, OR, Municipal Code
Updated September 2020This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Grayfields Reuse and Redevelopment, Housing Supply Planning, and Inclusionary Housing collections. -
Durango, CO, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2019These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Marijuana-Related Uses, and Scenic View Protection collections. -
Columbia, MO, Code of Ordinances
2017The city code addresses accessory dwelling units, food systems, housing supply planning, scenic view protection, residential infill development, and urban livestock. -
Peoria, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2021These regulations belong to the Complete Streets, Form-Based Zoning, Urban Agriculture, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Living with Your Form-Based Code
Zoning Practice — April 2018by: Nancy Stroud, FAICP, Elizabeth Garvin, AICP April 01, 2018This issue of Zoning Practice focuses on preparing for and living with the day-to-day administration of a form-based zoning code, including educating and training stakeholders, resolving conflicts in the development review process, and adjusting the new code as necessary and appropriate.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Adaptive Reuse Revives a Casket Factory as Affordable Housing
Planners and developers are using tax credits, toolkits, and zoning reform to breathe new life into vacant commercial buildings.by: Bill JonesPlanners and developers are using tax credits, toolkits, and zoning reform to breathe new life into vacant commercial buildings. -
Beyond Stormwater
Capturing the unrealized potential of green infrastructure systems to solve 21st century challenges.Conceptualizing green infrastructure as a comprehensive approach to designing the built environment that promotes — not just conserves — ecosystem services in an equitable manner can promote many benefits for our communities. -
Using Public Space to Expand Storytelling on the National Mall
New exhibit aims to increase representation by telling important stories of the nation.by: Dina WaltersA new temporary exhibit on the National Mall aims to balance protecting historic spaces while increasing opportunities for more stories to be shared. -
UPDATE: SCOTUS Case Doesn't Upend Sign Regulations
by: Brian ConnollyThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the City of Austin, Texas' off-premises sign regulations were permissible under the First Amendment. -
Deregulating Parking
by: Grant Holub-MoormanUncovering JAPA: Learn how Champaign, Illinois, has combated onsite parking constraints by removing minimum parking requirements and improving the utilization of existing parking. -
Novato, CA, Climate Change Action Plan
The city's climate change action plan supports removing barriers to small-scale renewable energy production and discusses current solar initiatives.Novato, CA -
St. Helens, OR, Municipal Code
The city's zoning code includes a chapter establishing solar access and solar balance point requirements.St. Helens, OR -
New Lenox, IL, Village Code
The village's zoning code permits accessory solar energy systems in all districts, subject to standards, with special use permit approvals required in specified cases.New Lenox, IL -
Piedmont, CA, General Plan
The Natural Resources and Sustainability Element of the city's general plan discusses the importance of solar power development and provides policies and actions encouraging the use of solar power and other alternative energy sources.Piedmont, CA -
Washington County, MN, 2030 Comprehensive Plan: A Policy Guide to 2030
The Land Use Element of the county's comprehensive plan includes a policy and priority action that addresses solar energy use.Washington County, MN -
Roanoke County, VA, Code of Ordinances
The county's zoning ordinance permits solar energy systems producing power for on-site use in any district, subject to standards.Roanoke County, VA -
Rosemount, MN, City Code
2017The city's zoning code protects environmentally sensitive areas and permits various types of solar energy systems.Rosemount, MN -
Los Altos Hills, CA, General Plan Update
The Conservation Element of the town's general plan includes incentives and policies to encourage solar energy use.Los Altos Hills, CA -
Pella, IA, Code of Ordinances
The city requires special use permit approval for accessory solar energy systems; commercial solar energy systems are prohibited.Pella, IA -
Rifle, CO, Municipal Code
The city's land use and development code addresses solar in relation to yard and height requirements, and lists several active and passive solar features as preferred sustainability strategies in the historic core subdistrict.Rifle, CO -
Portland, OR, Ordinance No. 180379: Grant a Limited Right-of-Way Use Agreement to Verizon Wireless for Five Years for Mobile Telecommunications Services
2010This ordinance approves a limited right-of-way use agreement allowing Verizon Wireless to operate telecommunication system facilities for five years.Portland, OR