From Arlington, Va., to Ventura, Calif., cities across the nation are replacing conventional zoning regulations with a streamlined, “form-based” approach that, experts say, will help set the stage for ...

Renderings of what Lee County, Fla. might look like after adopting a Miami 21-inspired form-based code. Image via Transit Miami This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

Arlington is testing a new zoning program that could change how private development is constructed in the city’s downtown. The form-based zoning code being piloted in the area is designed to create ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — After a years-long process, the Common Council unanimously approved the city’s new form-based zoning code Tuesday night, cementing new guidelines for how land in Kingston is used by ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Mayor Steven Noble signed the new form-based zoning code into effect on Wednesday, Aug. 2, after a years-long process and the new code’s stipulations will have ramifications for ...

Zoning has also been criticized for contributing to the nation’s housing crisis by freezing neighborhoods and limiting new construction, in regions such as California’s Bay Area. Traditional zoning ...

KINGSTON — The city’s Common Council unanimously approved a new citywide zoning code on Tuesday night, concluding a yearslong effort to comprehensively change how homeowners, developers and ...

Whether they’re talking about a charming block of historic townhouses in downtown Frederick or a bucolic rural village like Burkittsville, it’s not unusual to hear someone around here lament that “we ...

Charlottesville planners did not recommend that the City Council adopt a new form-based code for an area near downtown. They didn’t recommend that the council deny it, either. The city Planning ...

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 ...