6: AOP - Infrastructure Planning Flashcards
Adequate public facilities ordinance (APFO)
Allows local governments to deny or delay new developments if the existing government services (water / sewer, roads, schools, fire, and police) cannot support it.
The AFPO ensures that new development does not negatively impact community’s quality of life by overburdening public services.
Burden placed on DEVELOPERS.
Should be done in conjuncture with capital improvement program.
Concurrency
Practice of requiring that infrastructure be in place and available at a specified level of service prior to allowing new development to occur.
Tallahassee has concurrency requirement- required by the state - tracks new development permits to ensure sufficient infrastructure capacity to serve new development.
Daylighting
Practice of placing windows or other transparent media / reflective surfaces so that natural light provides effective illumination during the day.
(Daylighting also used to describe the conversion of an enclosed drainage system to a more open and natural system).
Blue Infrastructure
Water-based infrastructure. Can include stormwater mgmt, such as bioretention systems, swales, reservoirs, rain gardens, constructed wetlands, and other waterways.
Example = state of VA integrates blue infrastructure
Stormwater runoff & pollution
Generated from rain and snowmelt events that flow over land or impervious surfaces, such as paved streets, parking lots, and building rooftops. Does NOT soak into the ground.
Stormwater controls = best management practices (BMPs)
Filter out pollutants and prevent pollution by controlling it at its source.
Green Infrastructure
Emphasizes the role of the natural environment in land use planning.
Signif emphasis converting single-purpose gray stormwater infrastructure & treating stormwater at its source. GI has env, social, and economic benefits.
Telecommunications Planning
Encompass a range of topics related to access to telecommunications infrastructure. example - having access to broadband.
Source of electricity in the U.S. (percentages)
62.7% Fossil fuels (coal & natural gas)
20% nuclear
17.1% renewables (mostly wind and hydropower)
Fossil fuels
-Non renewable
- Coal, crude oil, natural gas are all FFs
- Natural gas & methane gas burned to produce electricity
(Uranium- non renewable but NOT a fossil fuel)
Renewable energy
Cannot be exhausted and is constantly renewed.
Includes sunlight, geothermal heat, wind, tides, water, and various forms of biomass.
Biomass energy
Burns renewable organic material, such as wood or ethanol to create energy
Hydroelectric power
Associated with large dams
Uses falling water - falls through turbine - makes spin - creates power. Coupled with a generator, produces energy.
Solar energy
Can be used to heat homes through solar panels.
Uses photovoltaic panels to convert sunlight into electricity.
Measured in KW-Hours per square meter when relating to electricity production & BTu per square foot when relating to heat production.
Zoning controls location of solar resources. Usually not allowed as accessory structure in front yard.
Passive solar design
Mitigates the building’s energy needs. GOal of passive design is to maximize the amount of direct sunlight available to each building - example, orienting streets & front lot lines on east-west axis.
Windows facing SOUTH can capture solar energy for daytime heating.
Wind Power
Tall to catch wind more efficiently.
Distributed wind energy systems are small residential wind turbines with capacities of up to 100kW-designed for on-site consumption.
Utility scale turbines designed to generate power which can be contributed to the energy grid. Offshore wind energy - subset of this.
