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Zoning Text Amendment
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Zoning Text Amendment, from most recent to least.
DC Office of Planning Proposes By-Right Conversions to Residential
Nena Perry-Brown | January 4th 2022
The rule change would apply to buildings constructed after November 1978 in mixed-use and downtown zones.... read»
DC Attorney General Takes Advocacy Approach to Affordable Housing
Nena Perry-Brown | December 3rd 2021
As Karl Racine's tenure as DC Attorney General winds down, his office is taking a more proactive approach in affordable housing and zoning.... read»
DC's Office of Planning Proposes Requiring Inclusionary Zoning Units in Residential Conversions
Nena Perry-Brown | March 2nd 2021
The expansion efforts for this incremental affordable housing production tool continue in DC.... read»
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Montgomery County Bill Would Require Racial Impact Statements for Zoning Amendments
Nena Perry-Brown | September 30th 2020
As Montgomery County continues efforts to implement a racial equity lens in its planning process, a new bill sharpens the focus on zoning.... read»
With Development on Pause, Office of Planning Applies to Create Barry Farm Zone
Nena Perry-Brown | September 14th 2020
The tailored zoning designation is meant to help facilitate the on-hold New Communities Initiative redevelopment.... read»
A Bill in Montgomery County Aims to Power 50,000 Homes With Solar Energy
Nena Perry-Brown | January 22nd 2020
Councilmember Hans Riemer and Council Vice President Tom Hucker introduced a bill to permit community solar farms on up to 2% of the 93,000 acres the ... read»
A Case for Commercial at DC's Self-Storage Facilities
Nena Perry-Brown | January 21st 2020
A proposed zoning text amendment would require new self-storage facilities in DC's PDR zones to activate the ground floor.... read»
DC's Office of Planning Hints at Allowing Second Short-Term Rentals in DC
Nena Perry-Brown | September 3rd 2019
The OP report states that "an allowance for one additional premise to be eligible as a short-term rental would not be unreasonably permissive."... read»
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