Real Estate & Development

Rezoning activity volume - how often a city is reclassifying zoning districts. Each individual rezoning is a local decision, but the rate of rezoning reveals a place's growth pressure and development posture.

Comprehensive plan, master plan, overlay district.

Data center development: entitlements, tax abatements, water and power agreements, community opposition. One of the fastest-moving local policy fronts of 2024-2026.

Change to the zoning code itself (not property-specific).

Annexation, de-annexation, boundary adjustment.

Individual landmark or historic structure designation.

Industrial warehouse and last-mile logistics facilities: zoning, traffic studies, labor standards, neighborhood impact. Amazon-era version of the rezoning fight.

Special use approval (CUP / special exception).

Subdivision, plat, replat, lot split or consolidation.

Historic district creation, boundary or standards change.

Density, setback, height, parking minimum standards.

Site plan review or approval.

Negotiated agreement between jurisdiction and developer.

Exception to zoning standards (setback, height, lot size).