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Will Councilman Dorsey's Elimination of Single Family Zoning Help Baltimore?

Community Architect Daily

Does single family zoning prevent development? Today we will look at Baltimore Councilman Ryan Dorsey's zoning bill titled " Abundant Housing Act " which effectively will eliminate single family zoning in Baltimore. Will the suggested zoning bill endanger neighborhoods like this one?

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Update: Santa Cruz County ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

Overview of ADU Regulations Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are allowed on any parcel where the zoning district or General Plan allows residential uses, and there is an existing or proposed primary dwelling. with permits) may be converted to ADUs. ADU building permit applications are reviewed within 60 days of submittal.

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How Design Professionals Can Find the North Star in the Fog of Upheaval

Community Architect

Regardless of where we operate, a wide range of our projects will be deeply affected, from transportation to school construction, healthcare, and housing. Practicing design, engineering, construction, development, or even transportation cannot occur entirely free of prejudice, opinion, emotion, or ideology. In the U.S.,

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Everything You Need to Know about Shipping Container Homes

Santa Cruz Architect

They are large and sturdy enough to uniformly transport goods but small enough to fit on trucks and light enough to be moved by cranes and forklifts. As is” containers may have been used to transport dangerous chemicals or they may have rust, doors that don’t seal, or holes; these aren’t advised for home construction.

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Berlin citizens propose law to ban cars from city centre

Deezen

Residents would only be permitted to use a car or van up to 12 times a year, for special circumstances such as moving house. Public transport networks would be expanded, and roads would be redesigned to increase space for pedestrians and cyclists. The plans would restrict private cars within the Ringbahn.

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American Icon or Chief Offender?

Community Architect

Or, more precisely, and even more mundane, the zoning that enables it. The culprit hides out in a section of municipal zoning code that is titled "Single family residential", frequently abbreviated as R1. The history of zoning Zoning in general rarely gets much attention these days. Let's review the battles lines.

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6 Pioneering Urban Planning Projects Transforming Public Space

Architizer

Pedestrian green bridge in Almaty By Atrium Studio , Almaty, Kazakhstan Jury Winner, 10 th Annual A+Awards, Unbuilt Transportation Bridges are typically passing places — liminal, transitory spaces that connect two locations. Not so with this concept design for a location in Almaty. Environmental challenges are deftly negotiated too.

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