The 'curative challenge'

By Joe Eaton

The curative challenge

'Smart growth' goals frustrated by local authorities

By Dick Cooper

In a pasture, along a tree-lined road, a small herd of hefty black-and-white striped “Oreo cows” — more formally known as Belted Galloways —

Government layoffs spark debate over zoning, development

By Dick Cooper

On the surface, the consolidation of planning departments in Worcester County, Maryland, seems a reasonable response to a recession-fueled d

Excerpts from this story referencing "Zoning":

"… he Comprehensive Plan. The proposed draft, he noted, retains the “Estate Zoning District” classification (“excessive amounts of land per housing unit …"

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Parts of Pa. law favored by frackers overturned

By Alice Su

A court on Thursday threw out parts of the state’s Act 13, returning zoning authority over natural gas drilling to local governments