Plan Implementation Flashcards
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Which zoning technique allows a developer to build at higher density in exchange for providing public amenities such as plazas or affordable housing?
Answer: Incentive zoning
Incentive zoning grants density bonuses or other concessions to developers who voluntarily provide specified public benefits.
A Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program moves unused development potential from a 'sending' area to a 'receiving' area primarily to achieve what planning goal?
Answer: Preserve sensitive lands while allowing growth in designated areas
TDR programs protect farmland, open space, or historic areas by redirecting growth to more suitable receiving zones.
Which capital improvement programming (CIP) principle ensures that infrastructure investments are coordinated with land use plans?
Answer: Concurrency management
Concurrency management requires that adequate public facilities exist or are committed before development approvals are granted.
An overlay district is best described as a zoning tool that:
Answer: Superimposes additional standards on top of existing base zoning
Overlay districts add supplemental standards—such as floodplain, historic, or airport approach regulations—without eliminating the underlying base zone.
Which implementation tool requires developers to dedicate land or pay fees in lieu of dedication for parks and schools as a condition of subdivision approval?
Answer: Exactions and impact fees
Exactions and impact fees shift the cost of growth-related infrastructure to developers rather than the general public.
A 'regulating plan' is a key component of which implementation framework?
Answer: Form-based codes
Form-based codes rely on a regulating plan that maps the physical form standards—frontage types, building placement, and street standards—for each area.
A developer proposes a Planned Unit Development (PUD). What is the primary advantage of a PUD approval process over standard zoning?
Answer: It allows negotiated flexibility in exchange for superior site planning and public benefits
PUDs grant regulatory flexibility—such as mixed uses or varied setbacks—in return for design quality and amenities negotiated through the approval process.