Planning Code News Today

The Altoona Planning Commission uses its broad discretion to grant or withhold waivers of code requirements when considering applications for land development, so that it can help maintain a pleasing “urban fabric” in the city, while also allowing developers reasonable leeway, according to officials at a meeting Tuesday. The commission wants to enhance livability and […]

The oversized rainbow flag flying at Market and Castro streets in San Francisco’s LGBTQ neighborhood may become a city landmark.

Throughout 2023, the State’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) loomed large in San Francisco land use policy and politics. In January 2023, the City adopted and HCD...

Grant McCormick and Chris Smith of PSC - Power Systems Consultants, discuss how a breakthrough in transmission-connected solar project marks a new stage for UK renewables development.

A 13-storey building featuring three-bedroom apartments with sea and Hills views has been approved for Glenelg.

In a partially published opinion filed September 20, 2023, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. 3) affirmed the Alameda County Superior Court’s judgments denying writ petitions in...

The developer behind a rejected 21-storey apartment block on a prominent East End corner is appealing the state planning panel’s knockback.

There is a glimmer of light ahead for SF as it stares down whats likely a bumpy 2024.

As we alerted you on May 9, legislation to incentivize office and commercial building conversions to housing had begun working its way through the Board of Supervisors after approval by...

Adelaide’s West Terrace has become a hotspot for car showrooms and second-hand dealerships. Would it be better used for housing?