Federal Standards For Local Zoning Boards

Opponents charge Senate Democrats with secretly trying to approve a land use bill that will impose federal standards on local land use.

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April 28, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"The bill establishes a federal grant program that would pay to communities 90 percent of the cost of updating local zoning regulations. The subsidies would go to municipalities that meet guidelines established under the Clinton administration to 'improve environmental policy' and avert 'loss of community character,' terms opponents call code words for anti-development regulations."

Thanks to Transport Policy List

Read the full story: Bill to give feds control of zoning kept private

Friday, April 26, 2002 in The Washington Times

Government / Politics District of Columbia

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