Field Guide to Inclusionary Zoning
(Updated March 2007)
Inclusionary zoning is a land-use concept in which local ordinances require builders to include a certain amount of housing for low- and moderate-income households. In contrast, exclusionary zoning is a technique that effectively drives up the cost of housing, excluding lower-income households from the community. Exclusionary zoning practices have been under attack in communities around the country for decades, most notably in New Jersey, where the historic Mount Laurel decisions have led the way in promoting inclusionary zoning techniques and creating affordable housing. This Field Guide includes background information on inclusionary zoning, case studies on what works & what doesn't, considerations in developing inclusionary zoning ordinances, and information on the Mount Laurel doctrine. (Karen Swanson, Information Specialist)
Contents:
Inclusionary Zoning Basics | Impacts and Case Studies | Policy Considerations | New Jersey's Mount Laurel I & II | Books, eBooks & Other Resources
Sample Inclusionary Zoning Ordinances
Inclusionary Zoning Basics
Inclusionary zoning, (Wikipedia).
Inclusionary zoning, (PolicyLink).
Inclusionary zoning: A key tool in the search for workable affordable housing programs, (PM - Public Management, Apr. 2006). Q
Inclusionary zoning: The missing piece of the affordable housing puzzle, (On Common Ground, Winter 2003).
Expanding housing options through inclusionary zoning, (ideas@work, June 2001).
Inclusionary zoning: Pros and cons, (Ginsler & Associates Inc., n.d.).
Battle lines drawn, (Builder, May 2006). Q
Housing supply and housing affordability: Do affordable housing mandates work?, (Reason Public Policy Institute, Apr. 2004).
Inclusionary zoning: The California experience, (NHC Affordable Housing Policy Review, Feb. 2004).
'Inclusionary Zoning' Strikes Out, (Realty Times, Jun. 23, 2004).
Large cities and inclusionary zoning, (Business & Professional People for the Public Interest, Nov. 2003).
Study of inclusionary housing initiatives, (Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Feb. 2002).
Inclusionary zoning: Lessons learned in Massachusetts, (NHC Affordable Housing Policy Review, Jan. 2002).
Expanding affordable housing through inclusionary zoning: Lessons from the Washington metropolitan area, (Discussion Paper - Brookings Institution Center on Urban & Metropolitan Policy, Oct. 2001).
Inclusionary housing in California: The experience of two decades, (Journal of the American Planning Association, Spring 1998). Q
Inclusionary housing in California and New Jersey: A comparative analysis, (Housing Policy Debate, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1997).
Inclusionary zoning's impact on development, (Business & Professional People for the Public Interest, n.d.).
Inclusionary zoning: Legal issues, (California Affordable Housing Law Project / Western Center on Law & Poverty, Dec. 2002).
Inclusionary zoning: Policy considerations and best practices, (California Affordable Housing Law Project / Western Center on Law & Poverty, Dec. 2002).
Inclusionary housing: A discussion of policy issues, (Alachua County Department of Planning and Development, Jun. 15, 2001).
Inclusionary zoning: Program design considerations (with a program design checklist), (Enterprise Foundation Issue Brief, Dec. 1994).
Developing an inclusionary zoning ordinance, (Business & Professional People for the Public Interest, n.d.).
General welfare and regional planning: How the law of unintended consequences and the Mount Laurel doctrine gave New Jersey a modern state plan, (St. John's Law Review, Fall 1999). Q
Judges as agents of social change: Can the courts break the affordable housing deadlock in metropolitan areas?, (Housing Policy Debate, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1997).
Affordable housing law in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, (Pace Law Review, Spring 1998).
Books, eBooks & Other Resources
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Inclusionary Zoning for Affordable Housing, By Douglas Porter, (Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 2004). KF 5698 P67i
Inclusionary zoning: The California experience, (Washington, DC: Center for Housing Policy, Feb. 2004). HD 7293 C33ic
Inclusionary zoning: Lessons learned in Massachusetts, (Washington, DC: Center for Housing Policy, Jan. 2002). HD 7293 C33im
Expanding affordable housing through inclusionary zoning: lessons from the Washington metropolitan area, (Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Oct. 2001). HD 7293 B76ex
Inclusionary zoning: A viable solution to the affordable housing crisis?, (Washington, DC: Center for Housing Policy, Oct. 2000). HD 7293 C33i
Adaptions to and Activist Court: Aftermath of the Mount Laurel II Decision for Lower-Income Housing, By Marcia K. Steinberg, (Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1989). NAC 765 L63
Inclusionary Housing Programs: Policies and Practices, By Alan Mallach, (New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, 1984). NAC 765 R93i
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Field Guide to Zoning Laws & Ordinances
Field Guide to Effects of Low-Income Housing on Property Values
Field Guide to Fair Housing
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