Land use and development policy ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, land use and development policy includes measures to establish, change, or repeal policies on zoning, planning, and development projects. The topic is grouped within the infrastructure policy area.

This page provides information on:

• upcoming ballot measures and
• a comprehensive list of ballot measures by year and state.

Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to land use and development policy certified for this year and future elections:

There are no ballot measures related to this topic that have qualified for the ballot.

List of ballot measures

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to land use and development policy, organized by year or state.

Year

State

2021

1. Maine Question 1, Electric Transmission Line Restrictions and Legislative Approval Initiative (2021)

2018

1. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)
2. Colorado Proposition 112, Minimum Distance Requirements for New Oil, Gas, and Fracking Projects Initiative (2018)

2016

1. Alabama Use of City Manufacturing Zone Tax Revenue to Incentivize Manufacturing, Amendment 11 (2016)

2012

1. Alaska Coastal Management Question, Ballot Measure 2 (August 2012)

2010

1. Florida Amendment 4, Comprehensive Land Use Plan Referenda Initiative (2010)
2. Georgia Amendment 5, Industrial Property Designation Measure (2010)

2006

1. New Jersey Preserved Open Space Lands Improvement Fund, Question 2 (2006)

2002

1. Nebraska Amendment 2, Authorize Nonprofit Property Development Bonds Measure(2002)

2000

1. Colorado Amendment 24, Voter Approval for the Expansion of Cities Initiative (2000)
2. Missouri Proposition A, Outdoor Advertising Restriction Initiative (2000)

1998

1. Colorado Amendment 13, Uniform Regulation of Livestock Operations Initiative (1998)
2. Colorado Amendment 14, Regulations on Commercial Hog Farms Initiative (1998)

1996

1. Georgia Amendment 5, Industrial Zone Property Amendment (1996)
2. New Mexico Amendment 7 (1996)

1995

1. New York Amendment 4, Cemetery for the Town of Keene Amendment (1995)

1990

1. Washington Initiative 547, Land Use Planning Measure (1990)

1988

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Changes to Redevelopment Financing for Substandard or Blighted Areas Measure (1988)

1986

1. Maine Question 6, Coastal Access, Harbor, Ferry, and Laboratory Improvements Bond Measure (1986)

1984

1. Georgia Amendment 11, Required Referendum for Municipal Redevelopment Powers Measure (1984)

1983

1. New York Amendment 8, Municipal Funding for Public Improvements Amendment (1983)

1982

1. Alabama Calhoun County Industrial Parks Amendment (September 1982)
2. Alabama Land Development Amendment (1982)
3. Missouri Proposition A, Large Commercial Vehicles on Highways Referendum (April 1982)
4. Nebraska Amendment 2, Bonds for Property Development Measure (1982)
5. Oregon Measure 6, Removal of State's Land Use Planning Powers Initiative (1982)

1978

1. Massachusetts Question 7, Property Tax Classification for Recreational and Natural Land Amendment (1978)

1974

1. Utah Referendum 1, Permit the Land Use Act to be Enacted Measure (1974)

1971

1. New York Amendment 1, Community Development Funding Amendment (1971)

1967

1. New York Amendment 1, Increasing the Principal Amount for Bonds Used for Loans Amendment (1967)
2. New York Amendment 2, Creation and Maintenance of Ski Trails Amendment (1967)

1966

1. New York Amendment 1, Increasing Maximum Amount of Bonds for Industrial and Manufacturing Plants Measure (1966)
2. New York Proposition 1, Development for Outdoor Recreation Bond Measure (1966)

1936

1. Georgia Amendment 6, City of Moultrie Zoning Laws Measure (1936)

1930

1. Georgia Amendment 7, County Zoning Laws Measure (1930)

1928

1. Georgia Amendment 4, City Zoning Laws Measure (1928)

1927

1. New York Annexation of Land by Cities, Amendment 9 (1927)

1926

1. Florida Use of Property by Foreigners Amendment (1926)

1918

1. Massachusetts Question 13, Limits on the Location of Buildings Amendment (1918)

1915

1. Massachusetts Legislative Authority to Take Land for Housing Amendment (October 1915)

1911

1. Massachusetts Allow the Legislature to Take More Land Than Necessary for Building Highways and Roads Amendment (1911)

1878

1. Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)

Alabama

1. Alabama Calhoun County Industrial Parks Amendment (September 1982)
2. Alabama Land Development Amendment (1982)
3. Alabama Use of City Manufacturing Zone Tax Revenue to Incentivize Manufacturing, Amendment 11 (2016)

Alaska

1. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)
2. Alaska Coastal Management Question, Ballot Measure 2 (August 2012)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment 13, Uniform Regulation of Livestock Operations Initiative (1998)
2. Colorado Amendment 14, Regulations on Commercial Hog Farms Initiative (1998)
3. Colorado Amendment 24, Voter Approval for the Expansion of Cities Initiative (2000)
4. Colorado Proposition 112, Minimum Distance Requirements for New Oil, Gas, and Fracking Projects Initiative (2018)

Florida

1. Florida Amendment 4, Comprehensive Land Use Plan Referenda Initiative (2010)
2. Florida Use of Property by Foreigners Amendment (1926)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 11, Required Referendum for Municipal Redevelopment Powers Measure (1984)
2. Georgia Amendment 4, City Zoning Laws Measure (1928)
3. Georgia Amendment 5, Industrial Property Designation Measure (2010)
4. Georgia Amendment 5, Industrial Zone Property Amendment (1996)
5. Georgia Amendment 6, City of Moultrie Zoning Laws Measure (1936)
6. Georgia Amendment 7, County Zoning Laws Measure (1930)

Illinois

1. Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)

Maine

1. Maine Question 1, Electric Transmission Line Restrictions and Legislative Approval Initiative (2021)
2. Maine Question 6, Coastal Access, Harbor, Ferry, and Laboratory Improvements Bond Measure (1986)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Allow the Legislature to Take More Land Than Necessary for Building Highways and Roads Amendment (1911)
2. Massachusetts Legislative Authority to Take Land for Housing Amendment (October 1915)
3. Massachusetts Question 13, Limits on the Location of Buildings Amendment (1918)
4. Massachusetts Question 7, Property Tax Classification for Recreational and Natural Land Amendment (1978)

Missouri

1. Missouri Proposition A, Large Commercial Vehicles on Highways Referendum (April 1982)
2. Missouri Proposition A, Outdoor Advertising Restriction Initiative (2000)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Changes to Redevelopment Financing for Substandard or Blighted Areas Measure (1988)
2. Nebraska Amendment 2, Authorize Nonprofit Property Development Bonds Measure(2002)
3. Nebraska Amendment 2, Bonds for Property Development Measure (1982)

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Preserved Open Space Lands Improvement Fund, Question 2 (2006)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Amendment 7 (1996)

New York

1. New York Amendment 1, Community Development Funding Amendment (1971)
2. New York Amendment 1, Increasing Maximum Amount of Bonds for Industrial and Manufacturing Plants Measure (1966)
3. New York Amendment 1, Increasing the Principal Amount for Bonds Used for Loans Amendment (1967)
4. New York Amendment 2, Creation and Maintenance of Ski Trails Amendment (1967)
5. New York Amendment 4, Cemetery for the Town of Keene Amendment (1995)
6. New York Amendment 8, Municipal Funding for Public Improvements Amendment (1983)
7. New York Annexation of Land by Cities, Amendment 9 (1927)
8. New York Proposition 1, Development for Outdoor Recreation Bond Measure (1966)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 6, Removal of State's Land Use Planning Powers Initiative (1982)

Utah

1. Utah Referendum 1, Permit the Land Use Act to be Enacted Measure (1974)

Washington

1. Washington Initiative 547, Land Use Planning Measure (1990)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic