ZONING & POLICY GUIDANCE

It is often the case that well-intentioned but poorly conceived zoning and development regulations create an economic and operational burden on municipalities and stand in direct conflict with the goal of creating resilient, equitable, and diverse places.

Along with our network of partners, we work to reverse the financial, social, and environmental damage created by decades of misguided regulations. We work directly with developers and municipalities, bringing our extensive resources as recognized leaders on the subject to assess and correct zoning codes and development policies to spark economic development and support inclusive growth.

• Audit municipal zoning ordinances to identify barriers to incremental development and affordable housing initiatives

• Identify opportunities for strategic, low-cost, high-return modifications to existing zoning ordinances to encourage expanded housing choice and incremental commercial infill

• Conduct zoning stress tests to demonstrate potential project outcomes relative to existing zoning regulations in order to illuminate the connection (or disconnection) between desired economic and development outcomes and existing zoning ordinances

• Teach municipalities and community leaders the history of zoning, illustrate barriers created by exclusionary policies to community goals, and present case studies of zoning reform strategies to support healthy communities