The Newburyport planning and development subcommittee agreed April 28 to pause work on zoning amendment 02/21, hold a five-part workshop series with experts and community members, and keep the joint public hearing open with a target return date of July 15; the committee also recommended receiving and filing ordinance 02/18.

City planners proposed an interim ordinance to implement SB 450 (as modified by AB 1061) that would narrow local historic‑resource protections and simplify subdivision and objective design standards; after public comment and council questions about driveway setbacks and floor‑area ratios, council continued the hearing to Aug. 3 and directed staff to return with amendments including restoring objective standards and a driveway revision.

City staff presented a detailed overview of a proposed zoning-code rewrite that would introduce form‑based standards, more granular district maps and building‑type sheets, with the goal of matching rules to existing neighborhood character and guiding redevelopment. The rewrite also addresses parking, accessory structures and signage.

The board voted 5–0 to favorably recommend rezoning a former Catholic Charities property on Westchester Street from RS‑7 to RL‑7; the hearing drew extensive public opposition focused on traffic safety, narrow roads, runoff and neighborhood character.

On first reading the council advanced a comprehensive land-use code rewrite. After extended public comment and deliberation the council amended the draft to require pitched roofs and set a 33-foot maximum height in R-1, moving the new code forward for a second reading.

Multiple residents told council they oppose a proposed 125‑foot Verizon tower behind homes, presented petitions (roughly 2,248 signatures reported), questioned notice to neighbors and pointed to the Ocean City Telecommunications Ordinance and alternatives such as boosters or existing towers.

The Alpine City Planning Commission unanimously voted to table proposed detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) code amendments—required under Utah Senate Bill 284—while staff rewrites provisions on purpose, rental terms, footprint and lot-coverage limits, and a conversion process for existing accessory structures.

City Manager Kale Smith and consultant Brian Wright previewed illustrative concepts for Homewood's comprehensive plan — covering Green Springs, Rosedale, downtown and neighborhood centers — and outlined a staff draft this fall with a public draft in winter.

After dozens of residents complained about a sudden reinstatement of a 2005 ordinance requiring one-time $50 registrations and property-entry language, the commission paused enforcement, directed code-language changes, and authorized refunds for those who already paid.

Commissioners were divided after a long public hearing over a proposal to annex 9.27 acres in the Coeur d'Alene area of impact and zone it R-17 (17 units/acre). Key concerns were lack of direct access to Prairie, the need for a second vehicular access to Atlas, traffic impacts on Daylily Drive, and neighborhood character; the commission could not reach a majority recommendation and the matter will go to city council.

After a lengthy applicant presentation and multiple neighbors’ public comments, the Pickens County Planning Commission voted to accept staff’s recommendation to deny rezoning ~4.5 acres on Refuge Road from rural residential to neighborhood commercial.

Multiple speakers urged the council to scrutinize new developments, citing property damage, flooding, heavy water use by bottling plants and data centers, and regional water stress; speakers urged moratoria or stricter standards for Project Taurus.

After more than two hours of public comment, the commission voted to deny a proposed accessory dwelling unit (ADU) text amendment but approved a separate ordinance lowering minimum dwelling unit size. Residents and advocates sharply disagreed on whether ADUs would help affordability or undermine neighborhood character.

After public testimony about noise, parking and alleged boarding houses, the Irving City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026‑160 to require short‑term rentals in certain residential districts to obtain conditional use permits and added enforcement provisions to protect single‑family neighborhoods.

Council conducted a public hearing on amendments to frontage and improvement requirements in R15/RS12 zones and then voted 5–1 to adopt ordinance 484A amending required sidewalk, driveway and complete‑streets provisions.

The Oxford City Council advanced a package of Charter Review Commission recommendations but voted to separate the proposal to remove a long-standing restriction on more-than-three-unit dwellings in parts of the Mile Square so voters can decide it independently; councilors split over neighborhood character, zoning flexibility and future council authority.

Commissioner Fernandez addresses concerns over scale of new constructions along Venetian Causeway.

At a Jan. 12 public hearing, residents raised questions and opposition to proposed interim zoning controls and an area-wide rezone, asking how 'ground-floor commercial' is defined and whether the changes would affect taxes, school capacity and accessory-dwelling rules.

Newcastle City commissioners vote against townhome proposal due to traffic and neighborhood character concerns.

A proposal to build 175 apartments on a 10.1‑acre Central College Road site was rejected by the Development Commission after area residents and the Northland Community Council argued the density (17.4 units/acre) violates the Northland plan’s 3 units/acre standard; applicant reduced units and increased setbacks but commission vote failed.

Board votes to table Johnson property design review for further drawings next month.

Commission approves zoning variance for 1237 Railroad Road to preserve neighborhood character

Council members discuss material quality and density concerns for proposed residential developments.

Clintonville supports variances for garage addition while addressing neighbor's concerns over space.

Residents express concerns over variance approvals and maintaining neighborhood aesthetics.