Rezoning

The Bay Area Aging Malls and Office Parks Transformation White Paper was created to develop an informed Plan Bay Area implementation strategy and a pilot program that would support local governments

The following are external resources available for planners undertaking specific types of rezoning projects. American Planning Association (APA) Resources Zoning Practice Archive Zoning Reform Toolkit

Communities around the Bay Area have updated their zoning to help facilitate more housing, and more diverse housing, to better meet community needs. The RHTA Program is compiling project profiles to

In addition to the rezoning principles and profiles on the Guiding Principles and Related Resources webpage, other resources from the RHTA Program for planners undertaking specific types of rezoning

Zoning is the primary tool for translating a community’s vision into built reality. It can also seem complex, opaque and confusing for community members, elected officials and local government staff

The "Programs To Rezone" technical memo describes how to use a program to rezone if you have a shortfall of sites in your inventory in your Housing Element. This memo was updated in July 2023 to

This work group is designed for local planning, housing and economic development staff interested in learning about the challenges and opportunities involved in transforming aging malls and office

In session 6 of the Aging Malls & Office Parks Transformation Work Group – Affordable Housing in Malls and Office Parks: Tradeoffs and Financing Strategies – work group participants: Learned various

In session 5 of the Aging Malls & Office Parks Transformation Work Group – Economic Modeling for Redevelopment Feasibility – work group participants learned to use a customized redevelopment project

Session 4 of the Aging Malls & Office Parks Transformation Work Group – Developing a Responsive Design Framework & an Efficient and Transparent Planning Process – explores: Specific tools and