Areas of Practice Flashcards

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Basic Steps of Plan Making for Comprehensive Planning

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Identify Stakeholders, Define Goals, Gather info and analysis, Develop Alternatives, Select an Alternative

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Tribal Planning

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Engaged tribal government leaders, residents, and businesses in preparing plans & administering planning processes in support of the tribal community.

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Corridor Transportation Planning

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Occurs at the regional level, coordinating major transportation planning, MPOs

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National Corridor Planning

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ICM or Integrated Corridor Management, at the federal level DOT, main goal is to be managed as multimodal system

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Scenic Corridor Planning

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Started in 1992 by the federal highway administration. Must have a archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities

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Planning for Greenways and Blueways

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Best at the regional level, but often at the local level

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Greneebelts

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Undeveloped natural land areas that have been set aside for the purpose of open space/ recreation

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Neighborhood Unit

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Clarence Perry in 1920’s, idealized, apsirational version of a neighborhood (his version was 160 acres with density of 10 units per acre, pop of 5,000, planned circle)

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Edge City

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Relatively new concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditional urban area in what recently had been suburb or rural community. Popularized by Joel Garreau

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Slope 0 - 0.5%

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No drainage, not suitable for development

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Slope 0.5 - 1%

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No problems, ideal for all development

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Slope 1-3%

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Slight problem for large commercial, acceptable for residential

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How to calculate slope

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Change in the Y Cordinate divided by the Change in the X Cordinate * 100 = Slope Percantage

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Floor Area Ratio

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Rato of gross floor area of a building to its ground area, used primarily to determine building density on a site, the size of a building in relation to the size of the lot where it sits

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How to calculate Floor Area Ratio

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Total Floor Area (the total square feet of all the floors in a building) / Lot Area (the total square feet of your building lot)

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Performance Bonds

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An agreement between the property owner and the community to ensure that the final plat is built as shown on the drawings within a certain time period

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Dedications

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Gifts of land for public purposes

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Impact Fees

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Typically charged for off-site infrastructure needed to provide service to a development

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Development Agreement

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Voluntary contract between a local jurisdiction and a property owner detailing the obligation of both parties and specifying the standards and conditions that will govern development of the property

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Euclidean Zoning

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Named after city in Ohio, places the most restrictions on residential land uses, less on commercial, and virtually none on industrial uses. (Think pyramid)

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Cumulative Zoning

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Less protective of various land uses, single family residential districts are the most exclusive, however, each successive zoning district allows all the uses from the previous zones

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Planned Unit Development (PUDs)

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Alternative to strict zoning regulations, often used for large developments that include a mix of uses. Applies a different set of controls to a tract of land with a site plan that is reviewed by the governing body. Often offers increased community amenities and open space

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Growth Management

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Planning appraoch that pre-dates smart growth and sustainable planning

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Smart Growth

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Describes planning for greater sustainability. Provides economic benefits as a whole.

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Sustainable Development
Balancing the fulfillment of human needs with the protection of the natural environment to meet the needs of present and future populations. Includes environmental, social, and economic components
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Triple Bottom Line
John Elkington, 1994: companies should have one for corporate profit, one for people, one for the planet
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Carrying Capacity
Biological concept indicates the maximum population size of species that could be sustained in perpetuity within the environment, given the availability of food, water, habitat, etc.
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Trip generation
Number of trips a particular site is likely to generate (byproduct of land use and intensity of use)
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