Keene City Council advances 79-E tax relief for 429 Elm Street (2 new homes)
Keene NH – After a July 2 public hearing, City Council’s July 16 agenda considers Finance’s 4-year RSA 79-E RPRZ recommendation for 429 Elm Street’s barn rehab.
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Universal Kids Resort opens July 1 in Frisco: traffic and planning notes
Universal Kids Resort opened July 1 near the Dallas North Tollway in Frisco. City traffic estimates and police research explain what to expect.
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Cherry Hill zoning board approves major BAPS Temple expansion: where to find the record
Cherry Hill Township NJ: Zoning Board approved BAPS’s expansion at 1 Carnegie Plaza during the June 25 special meeting; find the Application 25-Z-0027 record.
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Raleigh approves Atlantic Union Bank naming rights for convention center
Raleigh City Council approved the Atlantic Union Bank naming-rights deal for the convention center, with the downtown venue still set for expansion.
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Los Angeles approves Fourth & Central project near Skid Row and the Arts District
Los Angeles City Council approved Fourth & Central on June 30 and the clerk sent the file to the mayor on July 1, putting the 1,589-unit downtown project on the mayor’s desk until July 13.
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San Diego phases in SB 79, changing where transit-area apartments can start first
San Diego’s SB 79 rollout began July 1, but only about 24% of eligible areas are active now. The city is using maps and a Transit Village Plan to decide where the law applies next.
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Lexington draft rules would ban major data centers countywide
Lexington KY – Planning staff’s draft would ban major data centers countywide, limit smaller ones to warehouse and light-industrial zones, and add new water, power and noise checks.
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McKinney expands TIRZ No. 1 for Presidium Cotton Mill site
McKinney City Council voted 6-1 on June 16 to add about 15.7 acres to TIRZ No. 1 in east McKinney, creating a financing path for future eligible improvements.
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D.C. draft RFK campus plan calls for 5,500 to 6,500 homes and parks
D.C. has released a draft RFK Campus plan for 180 acres of housing, parks and river access, and public comments run through Aug. 14.
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Wawa to open in Tipp City July 9 as traffic concerns linger
Tipp City OH – Wawa’s first Miami County store is scheduled to open July 9 at 65 W. Kessler-Cowlesville Road, after planning-board traffic concerns.
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Carrizo Springs wastewater plant rebuild is under construction
City records say the 1978 plant is out of compliance, has drawn TCEQ fines, and is now listed as approved and under construction.
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Minneapolis council approves 5-month data center pause, adds carve-out
Minneapolis approved a five-month pause on new data center projects, but downtown facilities under 350,000 square feet are exempt while staff study rules.
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Durham County eases future moratoriums after data-center vote
Durham city kept its data-center moratorium alive, and Durham County voted 4-0 to make future development moratoriums easier to adopt later.
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Cookeville council weighs zoning change for adaptive housing reuse
Cookeville City Council will hear a July 2 zoning proposal that could create a new path for converting older motel and commercial buildings into housing.
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Orlando pauses Downtown Historic District review for 3 years
City Council voted 4-2 to pause parts of Orlando’s downtown historic review until Aug. 10, shifting district projects to the Appearance Review Board.
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BART parking cuts, shutdowns and TOD proposals hit Fremont Station
Fremont CA – BART is limiting parking and access at Fremont Station through February 2027, and five weekend shutdowns begin July 25-26 as the agency seeks proposals for east-lot redevelopment.
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Minock Park Place opens in northwest Detroit with 42 senior apartments
Detroit MI – Minock Park Place is officially open in Grandmont Rosedale, adding 42 affordable senior apartments and 5,400 square feet of commercial space. Residents are expected to begin moving in in early July.
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Sacramento County expands residential fee deferrals; ordinance returns July 14
Sacramento County supervisors approved a resolution expanding residential fee deferrals to all housing projects, with final ordinance review set for July 14.
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Fayette County gains a Keystone Enterprise Zone for business growth
Fayette County’s new Keystone Enterprise Zone targets business investment along Routes 21, 40, 43, 51 and 119 — not a tax cut for residents.
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Virginia Beach National golf plan could add 659 housing units
Virginia Beach City Council was briefed June 16 on a proposal to restore Virginia Beach National and add 659 housing units, but no sale is approved.
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Jacksonville approves Target Growth Area housing map for state review
Jacksonville City Council approved a Target Growth Area amendment on June 23, sending the plan to state agencies and keeping final adoption ahead.
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Farmington’s 2026 comprehensive plan gets July review dates
Farmington’s final comprehensive plan draft goes to the Planning and Zoning Commission on July 13 and City Council on July 27, keeping housing, roads, parks, and future growth in view before the plan advances. ([farmington-mo.gov](https://www.farmington-mo.gov/2026-comprehensive-plan?utm_source=openai))