A Better Way to Zone: Ten Principles to Create More Liveable Cities

The above-titled book by Donald Elliott will be of interest to planners and zoning officials.  According to the author’s Web site, “A Better Way to Zone provides a vision of future zoning that is not tied to a particular picture of how cities should look, but is instead grounded in how cities should work.”

The principles are:

1 - More Flexible Uses
2 - The Mixed Use Middle
3 - Attainable Housing
4 - Mature Area Standards
5 - Living With Non-Conformities
6 - Dynamic Development Standards
7 - Negotiated Large Developments
8 - Depoliticized Final Approvals
9 - Better Webbing
10 -Scheduled Maintenance