Wilderness Act of 1964

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Wilderness Act of 1964

• Assure that the population does not occupy and
  modify all areas of the country thereby leaving
  no land designated for preservation and
  protection in its natural condition.
• Areas are designated by Congress
• Development restrictions apply

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Wild and Scenic River Systems

• Rivers and streams, often located in national
  parks and refuge areas, that are identified for
  special measures designed to protect them in
  their present natural state.

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Wild and Scenic Rivers

• A wild river is one that is free-flowing,
  inaccessible, except by trail, has primitive
  shorelines and has unpolluted waters.
• Scenic rivers, in contrast, must be free of
  impoundments, have largely primitive shore lines
  and be largely undeveloped.
• Recreational river, in contrast, can be readily
  accessible by road, have some development and
  have undergone some diversion of their waters.

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Wild and Scenic Rivers

• The principal protection of this Act is that it
  prohibits the licensing of any dam, reservoir,
  water power facility or other project directly
  affecting a designated river.

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Factors That Influence How Land is Used

• 1. Physical Factors
• Land classification and suitability for a
  particular use.
• Loss of fertility excludes agricultural use.
• Designation as a wetland are affects use.

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Factors that Affect How Land is Used

• 2. Social Factors
• The desirable place to live and work.
• Why do so many people enjoy living on a seacoast?
• Should we make a special social commitment to
  preserving special uses?

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Factors that Influence How Land is Used

• 3. Economic Factors
• Loss of employment/income opportunities
• Cheaper to abandon some property that it is to
  clean it up.
• 4. Regulatory Factors
• Zoning, subdivision, environmental, health and
  safety regulations, restrictive covenants, the
  law of nuisance.

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Zoning Terms

• Community Comprehensive Plans
• Zoning Map with Districts Identified
• Uses permitted by right
• Uses prohibited
• Special exception and conditional uses
• Nonconforming uses
• Variances
• Zoning Officials

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Subdivision Regulations

• Ties into the community comprehensive plan and
  zoning regulations.
• Standards and requirements for land development
  in the community
• Provisions for providing public services, such as
  utilities, streets, sidewalks, parks and so on.
• Approval of community officials.