zoning

Why Does Zoning Prohibit What We Love?

Why Does Zoning Prohibit What We Love?

These first four images of downtown Sebastopol are what most [...]

By pcfritz|2024-09-14T18:57:33+00:00September 16, 2024|Categories: Downtown Development, Sebastopol, zoning|Tags: arbitrary lines, eliminateparkingminimums, Sebastopol, smalltownurbanism, zoning code|0 Comments

LivXplore Podcast

I was recently asked to participate in a podcast with [...]

By pcfritz|2023-12-21T21:11:35+00:00December 21, 2023|Categories: Accessory Dwelling Units, Background, bike lanes, biking, Downtown Development, Housing, pedestrian connections, urban design, Urban Growth Boundary, Urban Vitality, walkable streets, walking, zoning|Tags: 15-minute cities, ADUs, affordable housing, human places, infill development, land use, Sebastopol, small town, The Barlow, urban design, walkability|0 Comments

Downtown Redevelopment Opportunity – NOT!

Downtown Redevelopment Opportunity – NOT!

We have a couple of commercial buildings that are currently [...]

By pcfritz|2022-03-18T00:51:52+00:00March 18, 2022|Categories: Downtown Development, Incremental Development, parking, Redevelopment, Sebastopol, zoning|Tags: Incremental Development, infill development, parking, redevelopment, Sebastopol, urban design, zoning code|0 Comments

Private Parking

Private Parking

There is a bank in downtown Sebastopol that, given the [...]

By pcfritz|2021-09-11T00:42:09+00:00September 11, 2021|Categories: land use, parking, Sebastopol, urban design, zoning|Tags: infill development, parking, shared parking, urban design|0 Comments

This is also affordable housing

This is also affordable housing

Here is another example of affordable housing in Sebastopol that [...]

By pcfritz|2021-08-13T23:20:20+00:00August 13, 2021|Categories: Housing, land use, Missing Middle Housing, Sebastopol, zoning|Tags: affordable housing, missing middle housing, triplex, zoning|0 Comments

Auto-Oriented Uses Downtown

Auto-Oriented Uses Downtown

A project came before the Planning Commission last fall that [...]

By pcfritz|2021-03-06T00:59:18+00:00March 1, 2021|Categories: general plans, land use, Sebastopol, urban design, Urban Vitality, walkable streets, zoning|Tags: auto-oriented uses downtown, FAR, general plan, redevelopment, Sebastopol, small town, zoning|0 Comments

Barriers to Housing Development

Barriers to Housing Development

Much has been written about the housing affordability problem in [...]

By pcfritz|2019-12-10T18:26:24+00:00December 6, 2019|Categories: Accessory Dwelling Units, Housing, land use, Sebastopol, zoning|Tags: affordable housing, exlusionary zoning, missed opportunity, missing middle housing, Sebastopol, Sebastopol City Council, zoning|0 Comments

This is Affordable Housing

This is Affordable Housing

I participated in the Sebastopol City Council Housing Subcommittee as [...]

By pcfritz|2018-03-16T18:53:34+00:00March 16, 2018|Categories: Accessory Dwelling Units, Housing, land use, Sebastopol, Secondary Dwelling Units, zoning|Tags: Accessory Dwelling Units, affordable housing, exlusionary zoning, missing middlle housing, Sebastopol|0 Comments

The Happy City

Just read a great blog post from Mr. Money Mustache. [...]

By pcfritz|2017-02-11T22:19:05+00:00February 11, 2017|Categories: biking, cost of sprawl, land use, Strong Towns, Traffic, urban design, walkable streets, walking, zoning|Tags: land value, road safety, sprawl, traffic, transportation|0 Comments

The Missing Middle

The Missing Middle

I went to a conference recently and participated in a [...]

By pcfritz|2016-03-25T12:13:29+00:00March 25, 2016|Categories: Density, Housing, land use, Sebastopol, Secondary Dwelling Units, zoning|Tags: affordable housing, density, duplex, missing middle housing|0 Comments