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Where Pattern Zones has been covered, and our own analysis of the housing and permitting story.
CNU Public Square · February 1, 2026
State housing toolkit promotes pre-approved house plans
The Congress for the New Urbanism covers how a statewide toolkit is helping Ohio communities adopt permit-ready house plans to speed small-scale infill.
Greater Ohio Policy Center · January 1, 2026
New Map Shows Growth of Housing Preapprovals in Ohio
The Greater Ohio Policy Center maps the growth of permit-ready housing programs across Ohio communities.
KSHB 41 · November 1, 2025
Overland Park to build smaller homes, waive starting costs through new housing program
Local news covers Overland Park's new program pairing smaller pre-approved building plans with reduced up-front costs for builders.
Strong Towns · November 1, 2025
How Fayetteville's New Program Makes It Easy To Build Housing
Strong Towns profiles Fayetteville's new program offering pre-apporoved building plans to make small-scale housing easier to build.
CNU Public Square · July 1, 2025
Guide for infill, pre-approved building plans
CNU's Public Square introduces our guide to infill development in Ohio using permit-ready building plans.
Strong Towns · February 1, 2025
How Cities Are Cutting Red Tape and Making Housing Development Easier
Strong Towns examines how cities like Claremore are streamlining development review to make it easier to build small-scale housing.
American Planning Association · November 1, 2024
Rogers, Arkansas, Planners Take On Regulatory Reform
The American Planning Association covers how planners in Rogers, Arkansas, took on regulatory reform to ease housing development.
CNU Public Square · February 1, 2024
Cities moving ahead with pre-approved house plans
CNU's Public Square tracks how cities including Claremore are moving ahead with pre-approved house plans.
American Planning Association · January 1, 2024
Streamlining Housing Development Review Through Zoning Reform
The American Planning Association looks at how zoning reform in Claremore streamlined the housing development review process.
Claremore Daily Progress · May 1, 2023
UDC Initiative Shows Growth
The Claremore Daily Progress reflects on the growth of the city's development-code modernization initiative.
Claremore Daily Progress · December 1, 2021
Claremore City Council adopts Uniform Development Code
The Claremore Daily Progress reports on the City Council's adoption of a pattern zoning.
CNU Public Square · May 1, 2020
‘Pattern zone’ enables quality infill development
CNU's Public Square explains how the pattern-zone approach makes quality infill development easier to permit and build.
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