Journal of Planning Education and Research, Ahead of Print.
This article showcases the versatility of procedural modeling techniques in urban planning beyond their traditional use in visualization, such as an analytical tool and potentially a public engagement tool. The study demonstrates the potential of a specific California housing development state policy, Senate Bill 9 (SB9), which authorizes certain property owners to divide their land into two lots and erect two residences on each. Results of a California city’s parametric modeling indicate that procedural modeling can visualize the implications of land use regulation in an analytical and intelligible way to planning practitioners and the public.