Welcome to the Gaining Ground Information Database!

A research library intended to be Ground Control for practical and scholarly explorations of innovative land use laws, policies, and practices.

The Land Use Law Center's Gaining Ground Information Database is a free and ever-expanding online database featuring best practice models used by government to control the use of land in the public interest. It includes a collection of federal, state, and local ordinances; commentaries; research papers; research aids; and much more.

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07 Jun
Affordable Housing Impact Statement Ordinance
Date Added: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Affordable Housing , Displacement    
Georgia
Municipal
Atlanta, Georgia’s Affordable Housing Impact Statement Ordinance requires that Community Development/Human Resources Committee (“Committee”) of the City Council regularly hears legislation that, impacts the overall housing stock of the city. The committee can then incentivize to alter their plans to include more affordable housing... Read More
07 Jun
Seattle 2035: Growth and Equity Analysis
Date Added: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Healthy Communities, Equity, Displacement    
Washington
Municipal
Seattle’s Growth and Equity Analysis, is a companion document to Seattle’s Environmental Impact Statement that evaluates four alternative ways for distributing growth throughout the city. The Growth and Equity Analysis created two data indexes – the Displacement Risk Index and the Access to Opportunity Index. Each index is made up of a list of indicators. The document maps Seattle based on these indexes and data, evaluating the four growth alternatives with a social justice and equity lens. Maps of each indicator are included... Read More
07 Jun
Providence's Anti-Displacement and Comprehensive Housing Strategy
Date Added: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Affordable Housing , Land Use Planning, Equity, Displacement    
Rhode Island
Municipal
Providence, Rhode Island’s Anti-Displacement and Comprehensive Housing Strategy creates a plan to increase the amount of affordable housing in the city and reduce the risk of displacement. This strategy also connected housing insecurity and displacement with COVID-19 and racial inequality. This strategy also includes land use strategies that can be used to create more affordable housing, preserve the current affordable housing stock, and keep people in their communities... Read More
07 Jun
District Opportunity to Purchase Act
Date Added: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Affordable Housing , Displacement    
State: Not Applicable
U.S. Federal
Washington D.C District Opportunity to Purchase Act (DOPA) maintains the affordable status of existing housing and increases the number of affordable housing in the District. DOPA requires rental property owners to provide the District of Columbia with the opportunity to purchase housing accommodations consisting of five or more rental units if 25 percent or more of those rental units are “affordable”. The District’s right to purchase is subordinate to a tenant’s right to purchase under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)... Read More
07 Jun
Community Opportunity to Purchase Act
Date Added: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Affordable Housing , Displacement    
California
Municipal
San Francisco, California’s Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) requires sellers of buildings with three or more residential units, or vacant land that could be developed into three or more residential units, to give qualified non-profit organizations priority to purchase. COPA was created to prevent displacement and encourage the creation and preservation of affordable housing. .. Read More
07 Jun
Preservation of Affordable Housing Ordinance
Date Added: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Affordable Housing , Displacement    
Colorado
Municipal
Denver, Colorado’s Preservation of Affordable Housing Ordinance provides notice to the city and tenants when transitions from current assistance programs and/or affordable housing uses are planned. As well as provides purchase opportunities for the city to attempt to preserve the affordable housing. This ordinance also provides public financing assistance from the city to ensure the long-term affordability of affordable housing. .. Read More