Projects
Mission-driven, innovative, award-winning work.
In communities of all sizes in more than 20 states. See them all on the map, with a poster and project page for each.
Where we work
Communities of all sizes, in more than 20 states, from a 3.8-square-mile barrier island to the City of Boston. Hover or tap a point on the map, and find every community’s poster and project page below.
Award-winning work
Recognized by the State of Maryland, national juries, and preservationists.
Maryland Sustainable Growth Award, Best Policy
Gaithersburg, Maryland zoning codeState of MarylandRead the case study → 2021Driehaus Form-Based Code Award
South Bend, Indiana zoning ordinanceForm-Based Code Institute and Smart Growth AmericaRead the case study → 2016CNU 24 Charter Award
Cincinnati Form-Based CodeCongress for the New UrbanismRead the case study → 2012Cincinnati Preservation Association Award
Cincinnati Historic Preservation OrdinanceCincinnati Preservation AssociationRead the case study → 2024CNU 32 Legacy Project
Pike with a Purpose, Clermont County, OhioCongress for the New UrbanismRead the case study →Project spotlight
Case studies from across our practice. Every community we have served is below.
Article 80 modernization
Rewriting the 1996 article that governs Boston's large-project review, with a new system of impact mitigation and community benefits.
Read the case study →Retool Gaithersburg
The first comprehensive zoning rewrite since 1965, adopted 2024. Winner of the 2025 Maryland Sustainable Growth Award for Best Policy.
Read the case study →Once-in-a-generation rewrite
A 1930 code last overhauled in 1974, rebuilt for a 3.8-square-mile barrier island facing redevelopment pressure and sea-level rise.
Read the case study →First overhaul since 1969
Adopted 2023. Calibrated standards on Maple Avenue, objective findings, and a code residents can read.
Read the case study →CODE Danville
A code untouched since 2004, rewritten in under twelve months to implement PLAN Danville. Adopted 2026.
Read the case study →Comprehensive zoning rewrite
Patchwork regulations replaced with context-based districts, right-sized parking, and a path for missing-middle housing. Adopted 2025.
Read the case study →One of the most equitable codes in America
A historic Ohio River city's code modernized for reinvestment, housing, and adaptive reuse.
Read the case study →Mixed-use village districts
Three new mixed-use village districts for Alabama's largest city, allowing auto-oriented corridors to become vibrant, livable villages within the city.
Read the case study →Form-based code
Winner of the 2021 Driehaus Form-Based Code Award from the Form-Based Code Institute and Smart Growth America.
Read the case study →Imagine New Circle Road
New Circle Road is a notorious commercial beltway dominated by auto-oriented development. ZoneCo worked alongside a team of professionals to craft new village zoning for large parcels in B-3 zones along the corridor, part of a multi-year effort to reimagine this critical pathway through the Bluegrass.
Read the case study →Pike with a Purpose, a CNU 32 Legacy Project
A three-day design charrette to envision a new village center along Ohio Pike (S.R. 125) in the former Village of Amelia, dissolved by its residents in 2019 and now part of Batavia and Pierce Townships.
Read the case study →Every community we have served
One poster for each of our 105 communities. Select a poster to see that project. Posters marked Flip through the code include the code to read online.
SW Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
Cincinnati, OhioForm-based code; Land Development Code; Historic Preservation Ordinance; Electronic Sign Ordinance
Colerain Township, OhioZoning code rewrite
Sycamore Township, OhioZoning diagnostic
Springfield, OhioZoning code rewrite, adopted 2025Flip through the code
Fairborn, OhioZoning code rewrite
Vandalia, OhioZoning code rewrite
Clayton, OhioZoning code rewrite
Harrison Township, OhioZoning diagnostic
Riverside, OhioZoning code rewrite
Beavercreek, OhioZoning code rewrite
Centerville, OhioZoning code rewrite, with Gray & Pape (2026)
Huber Heights, OhioZoning code rewrite (2026)
Miamisburg, OhioCorridor zoning
Washington Township, OhioFirst-ever zoning code
Sidney, OhioZoning code rewrite, adopted 2022
Bowling Green, OhioGateway District; Zoning and subdivision code rewriteFlip through the code
Portsmouth, OhioZoning code rewriteFlip through the code
Buckeye Hills, OhioZoning strategy
Covington, KentuckyZoning diagnostic
Florence, KentuckyMain Street district zoningFlip through the code
Lexington, KentuckyNew Circle Road corridor zoning update; Legacy Park design guidelines
Danville, KentuckyMunicipal ordinance update; Zoning code diagnostic
South Bend, IndianaForm-based codeFlip through the code
Greenfield, IndianaZoning code rewrite
Greenwood, IndianaZoning code rewrite
Leo-Cedarville, IndianaZoning code rewrite (2026)
Monroe County, IndianaZoning code strategy
Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
Cleveland Heights, OhioSign code rewrite; Full code rewrite (2026), with OHM Advisors, City Architecture, and Urban3
Shaker Heights, OhioCorridor zoning
University Heights, OhioZoning code rewrite
Garfield Heights, OhioZoning code rewrite, finalized 2026
Independence, OhioZoning code amendments
Wickliffe, OhioCorridor district zoning
Aurora, OhioZoning code rewrite
Twinsburg, OhioZoning code rewrite
Stow, OhioZoning diagnostic
Tallmadge, OhioZoning code rewrite
Barberton, OhioZoning code rewrite
Copley Township, OhioZoning code diagnostic
Wadsworth, OhioSubdivision ordinance rewrite
North Canton, OhioMain Street zoning districts; Zoning code rewrite
Canfield, OhioZoning diagnostic; Historic guidelines
Canfield Township, OhioFull code rewrite
Girard, OhioZoning code diagnostic
Niles, OhioZoning for housing
Wooster, OhioZoning code rewrite
Wayne County, OhioSubdivision regulations rewrite
Elyria, OhioZoning code rewrite
Oberlin, OhioZoning code and map, adopted 2026
Dormont, PennsylvaniaZoning code rewriteFlip through the code
Crafton, PennsylvaniaZoning code rewrite
Ingram, PennsylvaniaZoning code rewrite
Central Ohio
Columbus, OhioUrban agriculture zoning analysis
Gahanna, OhioZoning code rewrite
Westerville, OhioZoning code rewrite
Reynoldsburg, OhioZoning code rewriteFlip through the code
Whitehall, OhioZoning diagnostic; Zoning code rewrite
Canal Winchester, OhioZoning code rewrite
Marysville, OhioSign code rewriteFlip through the code
Plain City, OhioZoning code rewrite
Powell, OhioZoning code diagnostic; Zoning code rewrite, adopted 2026
Orange Township, OhioZoning diagnostic; Zoning code rewrite
Buckeye Lake, OhioZoning code diagnostic
National Capital Region
Rockville, MarylandZoning ordinance rewrite, adopted 2026
Gaithersburg, MarylandZoning code rewrite, adopted 2024Flip through the code
Kent County, MarylandZoning code rewrite
Charles County, MarylandZoning code rewrite
Vienna, VirginiaZoning code rewrite, adopted 2023Flip through the code
Purcellville, VirginiaZoning code rewrite
Prince William County, VirginiaZoning code rewrite
Warrenton, VirginiaHistoric preservation ordinance diagnostic; Demolition-by-neglect ordinance
Danville, VirginiaZoning code rewrite, adopted 2026Flip through the code
New York and New England
Southold, New YorkZoning code rewrite
Plattsburgh, New YorkZoning code rewrite
Batavia, New YorkZoning code rewrite
Onondaga County, New YorkOn-call zoning services
Litchfield, ConnecticutZoning code rewrite
Winchester, ConnecticutZoning code rewrite
Boston, MassachusettsArticle 80 review and rewrite; Impact mitigation and community benefits
Springfield, MassachusettsHistoric preservation ordinance updates
Burlington, VermontHistoric preservation diagnostic
South
Huntsville, AlabamaZoning code rewrite; Mixed-use village districts
Dunwoody, GeorgiaSign code rewrite, adopted 2021Flip through the code
Avondale Estates, GeorgiaZoning diagnostic
Statesboro, GeorgiaZoning code rewrite
Palm Beach, FloridaZoning code rewrite
Hattiesburg, MississippiCorridor zoning
Germantown, TennesseeZoning diagnostic
Murfreesboro, TennesseeSign code rewrite
Hilton Head Island, South CarolinaZoning code diagnostic; Zoning code amendments
Upper Midwest
Evanston, IllinoisZoning equity assessment; Zoning code rewrite
Glen Ellyn, IllinoisFull code rewrite (2026), first since 1989
Geneva, IllinoisFull code rewrite
Royal Oak, MichiganFull code rewrite
Edina, MinnesotaZoning code rewrite
Minnetonka, MinnesotaZoning code diagnostic; Zoning code rewrite
Greenfield, WisconsinZoning code rewrite
Menomonee Falls, WisconsinZoning code amendments
Sun Prairie, WisconsinZoning code rewrite
Bloomfield, WisconsinZoning code rewrite
La Crosse, WisconsinFull code rewrite
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