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Smart Growth Management. Randolph ch . 7. Smart Growth. Informal Formal Maryland “Incentives” of Smart Growth. Planning and (non) Planning. Planning is not Plan Implementation Planning creates plans Implementation is what happens to plans Comprehensive Planning Implementation Tools - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
RANDOLPH CH. 7
Smart Growth Management
Smart Growth
Informal
Formal Maryland “Incentives” of Smart Growth
Planning and (non) Planning
Planning is not Plan Implementation Planning creates plans Implementation is what happens to plans
Comprehensive Planning
Implementation Tools Regulation Non-regulation
Planning
A mix of technical and political considerations Planning intelligence Long Range Planning District planning Functional planning Implementation plans
The Comprehensive Plan
Following the rational processConsists of “Elements”
Topic Background Goals Suggested Policies
Plans inform Implementation Makes sense Legally defensible ordinances
Regulation
Most modern land use regulation has its root in the SSZEA State Standard Zoning Enabling Act
Police PowersEminent Domain5th & 14th Amendment
Takings clause Due process Equal protection
Takings
Physical takings Cut and dry
Regulatory takings Messy Key question:
At what point does the proper use of police powers cross the line into confiscation?
Denial of “Reasonable Use” Essential (or Rational) Nexus Rough Proportionality
Case Law
Hadacheck vs Sebastian
Pennsylvania Coal vs Mahon
Nollan vs California Coastal Commission
Regulatory Tools
Zoning
Subdivision
Overlays
TDRs
Urban Growth Boundaries
Zoning
Based on Use Use regulations Intensity regulations Bulk regulations
Zoning Districts
Subdivision
Dividing large parcels into smaller lots Legal considerations Land improvement considerations Impact fees / exactions
Urban Growth Boundaries
A “line in the sand”Boulder, COPortland, OR
Dictating urban infill developmentProscribing rural development
Non-regulatory tools
Infrastructure (capital improvement plans)Tax policiesLand Acquisition
Conservation easements Mitigation banking Purchase of development rights