After extended debate, the board approved board bill 49 to regulate where and how data centers may operate in St. Louis, setting setback, noise and generator-testing rules and requiring a public impact agreement by resolution for major (30 MW+) facilities.

The town board unanimously adopted a 180‑day local law restricting commercial cannabis warehousing, processing and cultivation to give the town time to craft land‑use rules and protect neighborhoods.

The Birmingham Planning Board voted 7–0 to recommend zoning and code amendments that would broadly restrict short-term rentals in residential districts, adopt a 30-day minimum for short-term stays in most zones, and move parking rules into the zoning code; two commercial/mixed-use districts (B4 and MX) were left for additional study.

At an extended public hearing on the proposed 74‑lot Novarize clustered subdivision, residents urged the board to require larger setbacks, earthen berms and limit a proposed stub road to pedestrian/emergency access to preserve privacy and neighborhood character.

Following state legislation, council approved code updates to require administrative plat approval, clarified plat and replat processes, and adopted a formal waiver procedure for Planned Residential Developments while preserving council authority over site-plan decisions.

The commission denied Cornerstone Assembly of God’s request to rezone a 3.61‑acre church parcel from agricultural to highway business, finding the proposal inconsistent with the commission’s recent 2025 future land‑use map and noting the church can expand under conditional use or other noncommercial zoning options.

The Danville Planning & Zoning Commission voted to deny Newcomb Oil’s request to rezone a 4.26-acre parcel at Old Danville/Lexington/KY‑2168 from agricultural to highway business for a proposed 5 Star station, citing inconsistency with the recently adopted 2025 future land‑use map and neighborhood concerns about traffic, lighting and safety.

After extended discussion about neighborhood impacts and property rights, the council adopted Ordinance 364 to tighten short-term rental licensing and activity reporting, adding an exception for owner-occupied properties tied to homestead exemptions and a six-month review of density caps. The ordinance passed 4–0 as amended.

After extensive public comment and debate over land‑use rights for hundreds of substandard parcels, the Planning Commission voted to recommend Option Two: allow uses by right and administrative review on legally non‑conforming lots and permit consideration of one‑ and two‑step special use permits with added SUP standards for mitigation.

Staff presented a multi-part residential code rewrite to implement the 2040 plan and encourage ‘missing middle’ housing. Proposals included three residential tiers (small, traditional, estate), narrower front setbacks for new subdivisions, a simplified buildable envelope for accessory structures, and outreach to builders before formal zoning changes.

At an Aug. 4 forum, candidates debated whether Ann Arbor should fund affordable housing through public/community ownership or large TIF-style subsidies to private developers, with sharp criticism of the Arbor South deal and its long-term cost to taxpayers.

Staff presented proposed changes to Garlands multifamily standards in response to SB 840: a points-based amenity requirement scaled to development size, minimum clubhouse and pool sizes, alternative compliance paths for sustainable design, and perimeter screening/proximity slope ideas to protect adjacent single-family neighborhoods.

The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5–2 to deny a request to amend the Oak Alley PUD so the owners of 7313 Callaway Court could remove a 25-foot landscape easement and install a swimming pool. The decision follows testimony from the applicant and multiple neighbors who said the easement was a negotiated protection for existing homeowners.

City staff proposed ordinance and guideline changes aimed at exempting minor single‑family alterations from public design review, raising administrative thresholds, and consolidating hearings; the commission took comments and provided feedback but took no action and expects to return in early January.

The commission voted to forward the Cottage Grove conservation-district nomination to the Bloomington Common Council and placed the area under interim protection; the action followed extensive public testimony both supporting and opposing the proposed boundaries and included a recusal by Commissioner John Butler.

After a long presentation and extensive public comment, council agreed to put the Cross Hollow Residential Development Overlay (RDO) on next week's action agenda while asking staff and the developer to tighten amenity triggers, parking rules and R1 buffer protections along Cody Drive.

Residents voice concerns about proposed truck stop's impact on local residential areas.