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Issue #42: Spring 2001

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Zoning Basics
by Greg Dale and Michael Chandler read excerpts from article order and download article

--- A seven page overview of the purposes of zoning, the structure of a typical zoning ordinance, and the principal players in the "zoning universe." With sidebars on key zoning-related legal issues.

To Market, To Market
by Roberta Brandes Gratz read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Now numbering more than 2,400 nationwide, local farmers' markets provide one of the best ways of increasing downtown activity, while offering a valuable outlet for area farmers. Author and lecturer Roberta Brandes Gratz takes a closer look at the role farmers' markets can play -- and why they've become so popular.

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Looking Around:
Barriers to Better Development read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Despite a growing number of innovative development projects around the country, PCJ columnist Edward McMahon still finds a number of persistent barriers to better development.

The Effective Planning Commission:
Minor Irritants Can Become Major Problems read excerpts from article order and download article

--- PCJ columnist Elaine Cogan on what to do to prevent minor irritants during meetings from becoming major problems.

Insights:
Engaging Citizens in Planning

--- Community development specialist Mary Helen Duke offers her insights into how to get citizens more involved in the planning process.

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