Local Governments

Chicago Transit-Serving Zoning Incentives

Encourages developments within a specified radius of a transit hub by offering developers incentives, including the allowance of fewer parking spaces than the typical minimum and an increase in the permitted floor area ratio. 

Mount Dora FL’s Mixed-Use Transitional Zoning

Mount Dora’s Land Use Development Code establishes mixed-use transitional districts and a mixed-use downtown district to encourage a pedestrian environment and reduce automobile trips.

Wheat Ride CO Mixed-Use Zoning

Establishes a mixed-use commercial zone district, designed to encourage medium to high density mixed use development, and a mixed-use neighborhood district, designed to encourage medium density mixed use development.

Madison’s Mixed-Use Zoning

Madison’s Code of Ordinances establishes several mixed-use districts, including a “limited mixed-use district” that allows for particularly small scale commercial development in residential areas.

St. Anthony ID’s Mixed Use Zoning

St. Anthony’s municipal code allows mixed-use zones to provide for commercial aspects in neighborhood centers.

El Paso Live-Work Flex Units Zoning

Allows live-work flex units divided into two categories: restricted-only units for artisans or professionals with no more than one employee and two customers at any time; and open-permits any office or commercial use allowed in the base code.

Sunnyvale’s Live/Work Unit Zoning

Permits live/work units in mixed use combining districts so long as no portion of the unit is rented or sold separately.

San Francisco’s Live/Work Units Zoning

Allows live/work units where at least fifty percent of total floor area is used for work activities and there are two or fewer non-resident employees.