Plan Making & Implementation (Day 2) Flashcards
______________ is an adopted statement of policy, in the form of text, maps, and graphics, used to guide public and private actions that affect the future.
Plan
What kind of analysis is common in an strategic plan?
SWOT
In starting a SWOT analysis, the first step is to scan the environment to identify _____________?
Key factors and trends
________________ is an important early aspect of Comprehensive planning.
Visioning
___________ is an important implementation tool of the Comprehensive Plan.
Zoning
A Comprehensive Plan often addresses ___________ years into the future.
10 to 20 years
Each element of a comprehensive plan usually contains which of the following;
A. a description of existing conditions
B. a statement of goals and objectives
C. a description of future needs and proposals for meeting those needs
D. All of the above
D. all of the above.
There are several steps in the plan making process; the first two steps are ___________?
Assess community conditions and develop goals, objectives and priorities.
There are several steps in the plan making process; the third and fourth steps are ___________?
develop alternatives and evaluate those alternatives.
There are several steps in the plan making process; the last three steps are ___________?
implement the plan, monitor plan progress and evaluate implementation.
Developing goals, objective and priorities would come before which part of the plan making process?
A. evaluate alternatives
B. implement the plan
c. develop alternatives
d. assess community conditions
C. develop alternatives
A downtown plan is an example of what type of plan?
District Area Plan
A ________ is a plan for a site or specific component of a community-wide facility.
Site plan
Public participation is so important to planners because it __________________?
protects and informs the public and builds consensus
_____________ involvement is the key to a successful visioning project.
Community
The overall goal of the visioning process is to ______________?
empower communities and provide a method of comprehensive goal setting.
There are four steps to the visioning process, the first two steps are what?
Community brainstorming and establishing goals; developing a vision.
There are four steps to the visioning process, the last two steps are what?
Bringing commitment to the vision and implement the vision
Community visioning starts in the __________ and creates goals for the ___________.
present; future
___________ starts with the future and reverse-engineering what needs to happen today to achieve the most desirable outcome in the future.
Foresight
What is the difference between scenario planning and foresight?
Scenario planning looks at short-term and foresight looks into the long-term future.
What are the similarities between scenario planning and visioning?
uses multiple assumptions (data analysis) utilized to identify future alternatives.
True/False: When in the plan making process, planners should work with stakeholders to define goals and objectives.
True
Zoning, smart codes, form based codes and subdivision regulations are examples of what kind of regulations?
development regulations
Permitted uses require what type of permit?
building permit
Relaxation of the terms of zoning due to undue hardship are sometimes called ______________.
Variances
If your home has a hillside and you cannot abide by setback regulations and must build your home closer to the road, you would apply for a ____________?
variance
Number of dwelling units / acres it the formula for _______?
Density
Building area / lot area is the formula for _________?
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
The ________________ is advisory to the governing body on zoning matters but often has final authority in adoption of mater plans and subdivision review.
Planning commission
______________ considers requests for variances or exceptions to zoning standards.
Board of adjustments or appeals.
______________ is superimposed on top of existing zoning districts.
Zoning overlay
________________ unmapped zoning districts described in text of zoning.
Floating zoning
A large area of land under unified control with a master plan is a _________________?
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
_________________ applies density limitations to the entire development, flexibility on setbacks, roads, and utilities - development concentrated on the site and the remainder of sites is preserved.
Cluster development
_________________ yields partial or complete right to develop in exchange for right to develop another parcel more intensively.
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
__________________ regulates development by setting the desired goals to be achieved by regulation rather than regulating how those community goals are met.
Performance Zoning
_____________ is rewarded with additional intensity in exchange for public benefit such as affordable housing, amenities, or open space.
Incentive Zoning
________________ is zoning by an agreement in which the landowner agrees to certain restrictions or conditions in exchange that are not contained with the zoning regulations for more favorable zoning treatment.
Contract Zoning
___________ is a method of regulating development to achieve a specific urban form.
Form Based Code
You are the planner for Newton City who is responsible for
converting the city’s current zoning code into a form-based code.
Components of the code you are developing contain standards
addressing:
I. Building configuration and features
II. Building type and frontage
III. Public spaces
IV. Land use
All of the above
A requirement to provide certain infrastructural improvement to serve the land being developed is called a __________?
Exaction
_____________ can also be a fee in lieu of dedication that allows developer to pay a fee in lieu of the improvements or dedications that would have otherwise been obligatory.
exaction
When is payment made when a developer is paying a fee in lieu of dedication.
Prior to the final plat approval
Impact fees are usually collected when _______________?
when building permit is issued.
A ______________ is a contract between a developer and a city or county.
Developer Agreement
A ___________ is a legally enforceable contract, signed by resident groups or coalition directly affected by a specific development project and by a developer, setting forth a range of community benefits that the developer agrees to provide as part of a development project.
Community Benefits Agreement
