Plan Making and Implementation Flashcards
plan for the organization
strategic plan
first city ot adopt a comprehensive zoning ordinance
New York City
Edward Basset - Father of Zoning
comprehensive plan (general plan)
usually entire municipality
10-20 years in future
tries to link long range objectives to a number of interdependent elements
first American city to adopt a comprehensive PLAN
City of Cincinnati
Alfred Bettman,
each element of a comprehensive plan containsq
existing conditions
statement of goals and objective
description of future needs and proposals for meeting those needs
purpose of comprehensive plan
guide for individual decisions
efficient provision of public services
protect common property resources limit
facilitate cooperation
comply with state mandates
steps in plan making
Assess conditions
Develop goals, objectives priorities
alternatives
evaluate alternatives
simplement plan
monitor plan progress
evaluate implementation
district plan
deals with same subjects as comprehensive plan, but in more deatail, usually smaller geographic scope
visioning processes
starts in the present and creates goals for the future
foresight
starts with the future and reverse engineers what needs to happen today to achieve the most desirable outcome in the future
scenario planning
decision making process, identifies alternative futures based on current reality
short term, horizon year
uses data analysis to identify future alternatives
Golden v Planning Board of the town of Ramapo
Ramapo adopted ordinance that made issuance of development contingent on utilities
upheld in new York court of appeals
initiated a wave of no growth management programs nationwide
Construction Industry Association of Sonoma County v City of Petaluma
petaluma sent annuall quota on building permits, 9th certut court of appeals held petalums quota system
Assocated Home Builders of greater east bay v city of livermore (1976)
cal supreme court uphelt moritorium on building permits, livermore had imposed until performance criteria were met
Zoning rutes - standard state zoning enabling act
village of euclid v ambler realty co
first zoning case
prior to euclid and standard state zoning enabling act was based on common law nuisance
Welch v Swasey (1909)
Zoning - height regulations upheld (boston)
zoning overlay
superimposed on top of existing zoning district; additional stanxards and review based on particulat loaction in district (usually protective)
Floating zone
unmapped district described in text; applied through rezoning approval
planned unit development
large area of land under unified control with a master plan, special type of floating overlay district
cluster development
apply density limitations through lot sizes to entire development; flexibility in setbacks, roads, utilities
transfer of development rights
yielding partial or complete right to develop in exchange for a right to develop another parcel more intensively
performance zoning
set goals to be achieved by regulation. for example
ordinance says that residential swimming pools must be screened
incentive zoning -
reward with additional intencity in exchange for public benefit
first state to institute the mandatory referral of subdivision plats, state to first do subdivisions
New Jersey in 1913
what are steps in subdivision review
pre application conference
preliminary plat review
final plat review
performance bong
developer obtains a performance bond from a surety componay, guarantees improvements will be made
irrevocable letter of credit
developer obtains from a lender
cash in an escrow account
developer places in account held in trust by municipality
development agreement
contract between developer and a city/county, ou,tlining subsidies that the local government will provide to the project
Community Benefits Agreement
legally enforcable, signed by resident groups or coalitions directly affected by a specific developent project and developer
