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Overview Local governments use zoning to regulate the use of land, the intensity or density of that use, and the allowable dimensions of buildings place on a particular site. The chapter introduces the idea of dividing the community into zoning...
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Overview Local governments make plans for public and private lands. Those plans are most important when someone proposes to change the use or development of a piece of land. Local governments make some decisions to change the use of land – such as when...
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Overview Chapter 9 discusses how planners bring the various elements and processes discussed in chapters 4 through 8 together into a complete comprehensive plan. It summarizes what should be included in the adopted comprehensive plan. The chapter...
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Overview Planning for the future use of land is only one element of a typical comprehensive plan, but it is often the most visible and the most controversial element. This chapter discusses land-use planning techniques and challenges.
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Overview People who live, work, and/or own property in a community should help to make the comprehensive plan for that community. This chapter discusses techniques for undertaking the complex process of involving citizens effectively in making a master...
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Overview It is always fun to dream about what might be, but in planning it is also important to focus on what can be. This chapter deals with methods of determining what is feasible as part of a comprehensive planning process.