Zoning Practice
Zoning Practice helps guide you as you write and administer smart development codes.
Opening the Door to Unconventional Homes
March 2025
This issue of Zoning Practice explores the rise of unconventional housing types, such as barndominiums, 3D-printed homes, and shipping container homes, and examines common regulatory barriers and potential regulatory reforms planners and local officials may be able to use to foster housing innovation and advance sustainable, resilient, and inclusive housing solutions.
Zoning Practice analyzes trends and spotlights innovation in local land use and development regulation. It is a valuable digital resource for:
- Planners and land use attorneys responsible for drafting or administering zoning and other land use and development regulations
- Emerging professionals interested in learning more about plan implementation
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Spotlight on Zoning Practice
Should Zoning Play a Bigger Role in Promoting Biosafety?
June 14, 2024Is Your Zoning Ready for Greener Death Care?
May 13, 2024Take Notice of Zoning Notifications
April 22, 2024Manufacturing Affordability
Big Batteries Are Changing the Energy Landscape
February 9, 2024Can Floating Homes Help Us Dodge Climate Hazards?
January 12, 2024Harnessing the Power of Patterns for Zoning Reform
December 11, 2023Can Zoning Save Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH)?
Share Your Expertise
Zoning Practice welcomes proposals from outside contributors
We are especially eager to hear from potential authors with expertise on the following topics:
- Using zoning to advance equity, sustainability, and resilience objectives
- Recent trends in small-town and rural area zoning
- The effects of demographic or technological change on land use demand