Resources - Zoning

• Bloom, Cliff.  “Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Private Road Regulations and Makes ‘Taking’ Challenge More Difficult,” Planning and Zoning News, November 1991, p. 19. (INT)
• Bloom, Cliff.  “Regulating Private Roads,” Planning and Zoning News, January 1990, p. 7-10.* (INT)
• Haar, Charles and Kayden, Jerold, editors.  Zoning and the American Dream, APA Planners Press, 1990, 386 pages, hardcover. (INT)
• Karkkainen, Bradley C.  “Zoning: A Reply to the Critics,” Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Volume 101, 1994, p. 1-36,
• Lerable, Charles.  “Preparing a Conventional Zoning Ordinance,” (PAS 460) APA Planners Advisory Service, 1995, 61 pages, paperback. (ADV)
• Michigan Township Association.  The Township Guide to Planning and Zoning, 1998, 230 pages, paperback.* (INT)
• Morris, Marya. “Creating Transit Supportive Land Use Regulations” (PAS 468) APA Planning Advisory Service, 1996, 72 pages, paperback. (ADV)
• New York State Department of State, Division of Local Government Services.  Adopting Zoning for the First Time, New York State Department of State, June 1998, 23 pages. (BAS)
• Owens, David.  “Module 4:  Zoning,” North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association, Citizen Planner Training Program, August 1998, 18 pages. (BAS)
• Owens, David.  Introduction to Zoning, 2nd Edition, Institute of Government, 2001, 184 pages, paperback. (BAS)
• Schilling, Joseph and Mishkovsky, Nadejda. Creating a Regulatory Blueprint for Healthy Community Design, International City/County Management Association, 2005, 19 pages, PDF. 
• Smith, Herbert.  The Citizen’s Guide to Zoning, APA Planners Press, 1983, 242 pages, paperback. (BAS)
• Taylor, Gary.  “Removing Spot Zoning from the Fabric of Zoning Practice,” Planning and Zoning News, January 2004, p. 7-10. (BAS)
• Tracy, Steve. Smart Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource Guidebook. Local Government Commission
• Ward, Robert.  “A Search for the Meaning of ‘Demonstrated Need’ and ‘Surrounding Area’ in Exclusionary Zoning Language,” Planning and Zoning News, March 2001, p. 17-20. (INT)
• Weaver, Clifford and Babcock, Richard.  City Zoning: The Once and Future Frontier, APA Planners Press, 1979, 328 pages, paperback. (ADV)
• Wyckoff, Mark.  “Background on Private Road or Road Easement Regulations,” Planning and Zoning News, April 1997, p. 9. (BAS)
• Wyckoff, Mark.  "MICHIGAN ZONING GUIDEBOOK:  for Citizens and Local Officials."  Planning & Zoning Center at MSU, May 2006, 80 pages, (BAS).  Click here to order:  Michigan Zoning Guidebook order form
• Wyckoff, Mark.  “Zoning Options to Protect Rural Character,” Planning and Zoning News, March 1992, p. 5-8. (INT)
• Wyckoff, Mark. “Overcoming Barriers to Effectively Implementing Open Space Zoning,” Planning and Zoning News, May 1992, p. 6, 13. (BAS)