AICP EXAM PREPARATION SESSION APA 2006 National Conference

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AICP EXAM PREPARATION SESSION APA 2006 National
Conference LAND USE AND RELATED PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION WORDS OF WISDOM Anna Breinich, AICP
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Land Usethe General Areas

• Places, People, Basics
• Techniques and Tools
• Federal Programs
• Whats New in Land Use
• Implementation

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Who Did What in Land Use

• Daniel Burnham
• Chicago Plan
• Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.
• Central Park
• Frederick, Jr.
• First President of American City Planning
  Institute

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Who Did What in Land Use

• Edward Bassett
• NYC Zoning Ordinance
• Ian McHarg
• Design with Nature
• Patrick Geddes
• Father of Regional Planning

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Important Wheres and First To-Dos

• Radial Street Design
• Annapolis, MD
• Radials over Grid Pattern
• DC
• Planned Suburban Community
• Riverside, IL

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More Important Firsts To-Dos and Other Mentions

• National Park
• Yellowstone NP
• Subway
• Boston
• Zoning Ordinance
• New York City, 1916
• Limited Access Highway
• Bronx River Parkway, Westchester County, NY,
  1926

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More Important Firsts To-Dos and Other Mentions

• Multifunctional Regional Authority
• TVA, 1933
• Regional Survey of NY and Its Environs
• Viewed land use as a function of accessibility
• Oregon Land Use Act
• Statewide planning with UGBs

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The Tools and Techniques

• Comprehensive Plan
• Basic elements
• Process
• Urban Growth Boundaries
• Separation of rural and urban areas
• Purpose Growth within serviced areas/preserve
  rural areas
• General timeline 20 years

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Question

• Which of the following is NOT one of the
  steps in preparing a local general plan?
• Formulating Goals
• Collecting and Analyzing Data
• Developing Organizational Profile
• Revising Goals

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Question

• Which of the following is NOT one of the
  steps in preparing a local general plan?
• Formulating Goals
• Collecting and Analyzing Data
• Developing Organizational Profile
• Revising Goals
• The Answer is..C

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More Tools and Techniques Zoning

• Zoning in General
• Police Power
• Legal implementation of a comprehensive plan
• Cumulative Zoning
• Less Intensive Uses Cumulatively Permitted in
  More Intensive Districts
• Euclidian Zoning
• Distinct Separation of Uses

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More Tools and Techniques Zoning

• Mixed-Use Neighborhood
• Mix of Residential Types and Compatible
  Non-Residential
• Performance Zoning
• Based on acceptable intensity/impact of
  development
• Form-based Zoning
• Regulates Building Not Use

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More Tools and Techniques Zoning

• Transect Zoning
• Continuum of 6, 3-Dimensional Development
  Standard Zones from Rural to Urban
• Cluster Zoning
• Cluster Units to Preserve Open Space
• Overlay Zones
• Historic Districts, Floodplains

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More Tools and Techniques Zoning

• PUD
• TOD
• TDR
• PDR
• LULUs

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Question

• The power given to government to intervene
  in the lives of private citizens for the
  protection of public health, safety and welfare
  is called
• Zoning
• Police Power
• Subdivision Ordinance
• Eminent Domain

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Question

• The power given to government to intervene
  in the lives of private citizens for the
  protection of public health, safety and welfare
  is called
• Zoning
• Police Power
• Subdivision Ordinance
• Eminent Domain
• The Answer is.. B

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More Tools and Techniques Subdivision Related

• Definition in General Terms
• Review Process
• Preliminary review/approval
• Final review/approval
• Who does what generally

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More Tools and Techniques Subdivision Related

• APFO/CIP
• Easements/Right-of-Way
• Impact Fees/Exactions
• Permits, Conditional Uses, Variances
• Differences/New Development Related

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Question

• A complete submission for the site plan
  review should provide each of the following types
  of information EXCEPT
• Location map
• Indication of zoning
• List of taxes to be charged
• Drainage systems information

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Question

• A complete submission for the site plan
  review should provide each of the following types
  of information EXCEPT
• Location map
• Indication of zoning
• List of taxes to be charged
• Drainage systems information
• The answer is.. C

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The Legal Issues

• Takings
• Eminent Domain
• Freedom of Speech
• Ripeness Doctrine

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Question

• Which of the following is true about the
  holding of the landmark law case Village of
  Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. (1926)
• The case established use of eminent domain
• The case upheld zoning as constitutional
• The case led to the State Zoning Enabling Act
• The case led to the Model Land Development Code

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Question

• Which of the following is true about the
  holding of the landmark law case Village of
  Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. (1926)
• The case established use of eminent domain
• The case upheld zoning as constitutional
• The case led to the State Zoning Enabling Act
• The case led to the Model Land Development Code
• The Answer is ..B

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Federal Programs

• Standard State Zoning Enabling Act
• Standard City Planning Enabling Act
• U.S. Resettlement Administration
• Housing Acts
• Demonstration Cities and Metro Development Act

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Significant Federal Acts

• NEPA
• Flood Insurance Act
• Coastal Zone Management Act
• CRA
• UDAG

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Significant Federal Acts

• ADA
• Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Zones
• Wetlands Reserve Programs
• RLUIPA
• Transportation Enhancement Programs

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Emerging Trends

• Smart Growth Issues
• Low-density Development
• Threatened Farmland and Open Space
• Increased Infrastructure and Services Cost
• Disinvestment in Cities
• Traffic Congestion
• Environmental Degradation

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Emerging Trends

• Existing Structure Reuse
• Hazard Mitigation Planning
• Minimize
• Prepare
• Respond
• Recovery

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Questions?