'Mini Hotels' Under Scrutiny: Zoning Changes Possible for Garden City's South End, Commissioners Say
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By Kelly Marshall Fuller, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 8--Residents on the south end of Garden City Beach have fought for more than two years to keep large-scale beach houses, also known as "mini hotels" out of their community.
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By From staff reports  The City Council's housing panel is retooling a proposal to make apart-ment inspections more effective.  The city had considered reinstating regular inspections with a yearly licensing program funded by fees.
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By Andy Paras, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 7--MONCKS CORNER -- The Berkeley County Planning Commission held off  on granting a zoning request to a Ross Perot Jr.-led company Tuesday because  of concerns about the impact its massive industrial project would have on  traffic.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 9--On Monday, Destin's City Council may move a step closer to turning 68 feet of harbor land into a public waterfront park.  The council voted in October to buy 206 Harbor Blvd.
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By Steve Reilly, The Sun, Port Charlotte, Fla.  Feb. 6--PUNTA GORDA -- With the city's goal of encouraging more retail  and other commercial growth downtown, the Community Redevelopment Agency board  will decide Wednesday whether the city's "in-lieu-of-parking" fee is too high.
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By Crystal Bonvillian, Montgomery Advertiser, Ala.  Feb. 12--MILLBROOK -- Millbrook officials are getting into the green.   The City Council is considering an ordinance that would establish an  urban forestry program to plan, plant and maintain trees throughout Millbrook.
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By Melanie Marquez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 14--BRADENTON -- Concerns from a local environmental group didn't keep the Bradenton City Council from adopting amendments Wednesday that define how many units can be built along parts of the city's shorelines.
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By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--DURHAM -- A local developer's vision to turn Heritage Square shopping center into a mixed-use hub might hinge on contributions from city and county government.
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By Serdar Tumgoren, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.  Dec. 14--GILROY -- Developers, landowners and South County officials have  convinced a regional land-use agency to delay a policy that could limit the  growth of Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
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By Michael Lafleur, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 17--LOWELL -- What began as an attempt to tighten local zoning rules on so-called in-law apartments and help a Belvidere man appease his neighbors, grew into a measure that has drawn the wrath of Pawtucketville neighborhood activists.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--HICKORY -- City Council members may have come up with a compromise to protect homes from business encroachment without stifling development.
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By Paul Burgarino  MANTECA -- The City Council will look to make a splash during tonight's meeting, as the panel will consider approving plans for a long sought park expansion that would include a water attraction.
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By ERICA CORDOVA Journal Staff Writer  The Santa Fe County Commission is scheduled today to consider approval of a master plan for a 300-acre, mixed-use development located south of Eldorado on the west side of U.S. 285.
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By Kelly Marshall Fuller, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 8--Georgetown County Council is working to fine-tune a list of projects that will shape the county for the next 15 years, including improvements to the local airport and a new judicial center.
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By Juan Ortega, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 19--LAUDERHILL -- City commissioners will decide this afternoon whether to take legal action to seize land from a car dealership and shopping center in separate parts of the city.
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By Karen Sloan, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Dec. 11--The site where the crumbling Wintergreen Park Apartments once stood could be transformed into a neighborhood of new homes.
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By JAN BARRY, STAFF WRITER  WANAQUE  The Borough Council has approved a state-ordered fair- housing plan that includes the proposed Water's Edge development, a proposal still under Planning Board review.