Romulus ICE fight shifts to water service as residents press GLWA
Romulus MI – The dispute over a proposed ICE detention site is now moving into water and sewer service, adding GLWA to the city’s zoning and court fight.
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Birmingham downzoned parts of east Birmingham on April 21. What Airport Hills, East Birmingham, East Lake and Woodlawn should know now
Birmingham AL – The City Council approved east-side rezoning tied to the Eastern Framework Plan, changing rules in parts of Airport Hills, East Birmingham, East Lake and Woodlawn.
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Fort Wayne launches new downtown plan after council approval
Fort Wayne IN – City Council approved a contract for a new downtown plan, starting a long-range update that could shape zoning, streets, and investment.
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Fontana planning panel backs easier downtown dining and parking rules as the city pushes its core redevelopment
Fontana CA – The Planning Commission backed downtown zoning changes that could ease parking rules and formalize outdoor dining, but the City Council still must approve them.
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Fayetteville pauses data center zoning work, opening the door to a moratorium debate
Fayetteville NC – City Council has slowed work on a data center zoning ordinance and is now weighing whether a moratorium should be studied next.
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Los Angeles moves into SB 79 hearings, shaping where transit-adjacent housing could go next
Los Angeles CA – City Planning has posted SB 79 hearing materials that could shape where transit-adjacent housing changes start, pause, or get exemptions.
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Cumberland County weighs data center moratorium as Fayetteville slows its own rules
Fayetteville NC – Cumberland County is moving a data center moratorium toward a May 18 hearing while Fayetteville pauses its own ordinance work and studies next steps.
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Durham approves 300-home Bella Ridge, rejects 617 homes over roads and watersheds
Durham NC – City Council approved Bella Ridge on Burton Road but rejected Patterson Hall and Morgan Farm, showing how traffic, access, and utilities are shaping growth votes.
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Hialeah weighs another transit-oriented rezoning near the rail corridor ahead of April 28 hearing
Hialeah FL – A proposed zoning change at 1081 E 17th Street would shift a low-density residential parcel into the transit-oriented district before an April 28 hearing.
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Novato Costco gas station wins key approval; what the April 13 vote changes now
Novato CA – The Planning Commission approved Costco’s fuel facility at Vintage Oaks on April 13, moving the long-debated project forward while appeal rights remain.
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Kankakee planning board weighs senior housing permit and South Side rezoning on April 21
Kankakee IL – The April 21 Planning Board agenda includes a senior housing permit and South Side rezoning cases that could shape future housing options.
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Austin’s coming density bonus overhaul could change where taller housing gets built and what affordability is required
Austin TX – The city is revisiting its density bonus rules, a move that could change where taller housing is allowed and what affordability tradeoffs developers must make.
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Nashville council faces final East Bend scrapyard vote as 41-acre East Bank rezoning reaches decision day
Nashville TN – Metro Council is set to vote on East Bend zoning changes April 21, a decision that could reshape a 40.96-acre East Bank scrapyard site.
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Demopolis can add 116 acres near U.S. 80 and Ala. 69. What changes next
Demopolis AL – The city can annex 116 acres near Gallion, but zoning review, hearings, and a future council decision still stand between the land and any project.
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Detroit’s former Rogell Golf Course is moving again: a 98-acre nature park is under construction, and zoning changes could shape what gets built on the rest
Detroit MI – Park construction has started at the former Rogell Golf Course, while planning and rezoning steps continue for the Seven Mile frontage.
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Athens weighs data center zoning change before April 27 council vote
Athens AL – City leaders are considering a zoning change that would allow data centers as a conditional use in M-2 heavy industrial areas before an April 27 council vote.
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Nashville’s child care and affordable housing permit push is moving again — what it could change
Nashville TN – Metro is weighing a permit-priority system for affordable housing and child care projects, plus zoning updates for day care uses.
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Norman entertainment district: Council lets public-vote legal test die as TIF project moves ahead
Norman OK – City Council did not advance a legal test on the entertainment district TIF, while developers say the master development agreement is finished and phasing is starting.
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Kansas City advances Royals downtown stadium plan, but financing and zoning decisions are still ahead
Kansas City MO – The council moved the Royals stadium proposal forward on April 16, but financing, zoning, and final development approvals are still pending.
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Albuquerque may extend fee-waived fast-track housing permits for 2 more years as council votes April 20
Albuquerque NM – Council is scheduled to vote April 20 on extending the city’s fast-track, fee-waived housing permit program for two more years.
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Moreno Valley’s MoVal 2040 hearing returns April 21, putting truck routes and future growth back before council
Moreno Valley CA – Council will revisit the delayed MoVal 2040 plan on April 21, a hearing that could shape warehouse siting, truck traffic, and long-range growth.
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Miami’s developer-benefit fund fight could decide where millions go next
Miami FL – A dispute over the Public Benefits Trust Fund could delay money for housing, parks, mobility and infrastructure projects tied to new development.