Area · research snapshot, 31 August 2026

Development, across the country

Every development topic on the record, ranked by movement. A snapshot; the record keeps moving.

What this page is for every topic the development area carries on the record, ranked by movement, each a door to its own snapshot.

The percentage is the last 90 days against the 90 before it. The line is a rolling 90-day total, so its right-hand point is that same 90-day count and the point three back is the 90 before it. Counts of documents on our record, never a reading of what they decided.

What this page is for one topic at state or national scope, told as a story: how it arrived, the shape of its movement, a dated snapshot of a moving record, and the door to a view of it that stays current. If it does not, write to us; that is what changes the next edition.

Topics on the record20

Zoning and site plan395 towns67 in 90 days
Housing density244 towns37 in 90 days
Data center regulation72 towns33 in 90 days ▼ -31.2%
Municipal governance and admin261 towns27 in 90 days
Short term rental114 towns20 in 90 days ▼ -23.1%
Property tax and fees217 towns16 in 90 days
Growth management95 towns16 in 90 days ▼ -40.7%
Parking reform116 towns14 in 90 days
Accessory dwelling unit179 towns13 in 90 days
Marijuana regulation149 towns13 in 90 days
Animal control regulation139 towns12 in 90 days
Signage regulation92 towns9 in 90 days ▼ -40.0%
Ordinance review77 towns9 in 90 days ▼ -59.1%
Fireworks regulation63 towns8 in 90 days ▼ -20.0%
Food vendor regulation50 towns8 in 90 days ▼ -38.5%
Historic preservation94 towns7 in 90 days
Rent regulation5 towns1 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%
Self storage ban5 towns0 in 90 days
Facility master plans3 towns0 in 90 days

A snapshot of a moving record, cut 31 August 2026. The counts follow where we read; absence is not evidence. How coverage is built: municipalalpha.com/methodology. This page carries no subscriber content.