Six years ago, when a developer proposed building a gas station and fuel delivery operation on Route 25 in Standish’s village district, citizens fought the project. It was hugely controversial, says ...

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MOUNT PLEASANT — The last time this town set a path for the long-term future of downtown development in Hawthorne, Thornwood and Valhalla, Richard Nixon was in the White House and the Beatles were ...

Nearly a decade ago, Narberth’s planning commission completed a review of the borough’s existing zoning code and came to a troubling conclusion. Commission members have put it this way on several ...

NARBERTH BOROUGH >> Narberth residents had a first opportunity this week to see how their town would look under an entirely new zoning code – one that, in fact, is motivated by a desire to keep the ...

As Franklin continues to attract development, city leaders have explored a range of ways to manage growth. On Tuesday night, planning consultant R. Geoffrey Ferrell gave Franklin officials a crash ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> The city has drafted principles for “form-based zoning” that aim to end the segmentation of building designs and property uses in Midtown. The proposal, discussed last week by the ...

The new form-based code designed to revolutionize traditional zoning may be in place in Chattanooga by the end of the year. Lee Eisenweiler, principal at Code Studio of Austin, Tex., said the maps are ...

Sept. 25 — To the Editor: Hats off to the Planning Department's Rick Taintor and Nick Cracknell for their work on the new form-based zoning initiative. The push to complete the formed-based zoning ...

LANSING — After nearly a decade of planning, Lansing's zoning rules are poised for an overhaul. Lansing will adopt a type of zoning known as form-based code May 1 after City Council approved nearly ...