All Land Use & Zoning The Permit With Strings Attached: How Conditional Use Approvals Actually Work October 12, 2026 Margaret Hale A zoning map says what’s allowed on a parcel. It rarely says what’s allowed only sometimes, under conditions, subject to review. That’s the territory of the conditional use permit —…
All Land Use & Zoning Grandfathered In, Until You’re Not: The Fine Print of Nonconforming Use October 6, 2026 Kenji Watanabe A duplex in a block that’s been rezoned single-family. A corner store sitting inside a residential district drawn up decades after the shop opened. A machine shop two lots from…
All Land Use & Zoning Legal Doesn’t Mean Buildable: What Happens After a City Legalizes Accessory Dwelling Units September 19, 2026 Margaret Hale A city council votes to allow accessory dwelling units by right. The headline writes itself: more housing, less red tape, homeowners free to build a small second unit in the…
All Land Use & Zoning Cities Are Dropping Parking Minimums. Here’s What Actually Changes on a Building Permit September 13, 2026 Adriana Ruiz For most of the last century, a zoning code did something quietly enormous: it told property owners how many parking spaces they had to build before they could build anything…
