Land Use Planning and Zoning

  1. Advanced and Alternative Zoning Techniques
    1. Performance Zoning
      1. Focus on Impacts Rather Than Uses
        1. Outcome-Based Standards
          1. Performance Criteria Development
          2. Performance Standards
            1. Noise Level Limits
              1. Traffic Generation Thresholds
                1. Environmental Impact Measures
                  1. Air Quality Standards
                  2. Monitoring and Enforcement
                    1. Performance Measurement Methods
                      1. Compliance Monitoring Systems
                    2. Incentive Zoning
                      1. Density Bonus Systems
                        1. Affordable Housing Incentives
                          1. Public Amenity Provisions
                          2. Development Impact Fees
                            1. Infrastructure Cost Recovery
                              1. Fee Calculation Methods
                              2. Public-Private Partnerships
                                1. Negotiated Public Benefits
                              3. Form-Based Codes
                                1. Regulating Building Form and Public Space
                                  1. Building Placement and Massing
                                    1. Street and Public Realm Design
                                    2. Emphasis on Physical Character Over Use
                                      1. Streetscape Standards
                                        1. Building-to-Street Relationships
                                        2. Key Components
                                          1. Regulating Plan
                                            1. Spatial Organization of Zones
                                              1. Transect-Based Planning
                                              2. Building Form Standards
                                                1. Height and Massing Requirements
                                                  1. Frontage Types and Standards
                                                  2. Public Space Standards
                                                    1. Sidewalk and Plaza Design
                                                      1. Street Tree and Landscaping
                                                      2. Architectural Standards
                                                        1. Facade Design Requirements
                                                          1. Materials and Detailing
                                                        2. Implementation Considerations
                                                          1. Administrative Procedures
                                                            1. Design Review Process
                                                          2. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
                                                            1. Sending and Receiving Areas
                                                              1. Conservation Area Designation
                                                                1. Development Area Identification
                                                                2. Rights Calculation and Transfer
                                                                  1. Development Rights Quantification
                                                                    1. Market Mechanisms for Transfer
                                                                    2. TDR Bank Administration
                                                                      1. Rights Registry and Tracking
                                                                    3. Inclusionary Zoning
                                                                      1. Affordable Housing Requirements
                                                                        1. Percentage Requirements
                                                                          1. Income Targeting
                                                                          2. Compliance Mechanisms
                                                                            1. On-Site Unit Provision
                                                                              1. In-Lieu Fee Payments
                                                                                1. Off-Site Unit Construction
                                                                                2. Incentives and Flexibility
                                                                                  1. Density Bonuses
                                                                                    1. Fee Reductions
                                                                                  2. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Zoning
                                                                                    1. Mixed-Use Development Standards
                                                                                      1. Vertical and Horizontal Mix
                                                                                        1. Ground Floor Activation
                                                                                        2. Higher Density Provisions
                                                                                          1. Reduced Parking Requirements
                                                                                            1. Height Bonus Provisions
                                                                                            2. Pedestrian-Oriented Design
                                                                                              1. Walkability Standards
                                                                                                1. Transit Access Requirements

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