An overflow crowd at the City Council on Tuesday night spoke out in favor of steep slope and floodplain protection. A number of citizens said the city's Scenic City image is being downgraded by ...

CHESTERFIELD, N.H. — Chesterfield voters will be asked on March 9 if they want to protect Spofford Lake with an ordinance that would prohibit development on slopes in the watershed that have a more ...

There are few local issues more deserving of the title “hot-button” than steep-slope development. Complex concerns like landslides, watershed conservation, property taxes and mountain views are all ...

The Polk County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to rescind the Mountainside and Ridgeline Protection Ordinance after failing to approve a proposed replacement — the Steep Slope Ordinance — from ...

In a public hearing Monday, community organizers from neighborhoods in Northwest Philadelphia expressed unanimous disapproval of the City Planning Commission’s proposed changes to the “steep slope” ...

Last Tuesday, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission voted against new regulations—regulations the Commission staff itself proposed—which would have streamlined the approval process for smaller ...

The Regional Planning Agency staff, after an extensive study, is recommending tighter restrictions and building curbs for Chattanooga's steeps slopes and low-lying areas. The RPA report is available ...