1. AICP EXAM PREPARATION SESSION APA 2006 National Conference
LAND USE AND RELATED PLAN IMPLEMENTATION WORDS OF WISDOM
Anna Breinich, AICP

2. Land Use…the General Areas
Places, People, Basics
Techniques and Tools
Federal Programs
What’s New in Land Use
Implementation

3. Who Did What in Land Use Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. Frederick, Jr.
Daniel Burnham
Chicago Plan
Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.
Central Park
Frederick, Jr.
First President of American City Planning Institute

4. Who Did What in Land Use Edward Bassett Ian McHarg Patrick Geddes
NYC Zoning Ordinance
Ian McHarg
Design with Nature
Patrick Geddes
Father of Regional Planning

5. Important Wheres and First To-Dos
Radial Street Design
Annapolis, MD
Radials over Grid Pattern DC
Planned Suburban Community
Riverside, IL

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. More Tools and Techniques: Zoning
PUD
TOD
TDR
PDR
LULUs

15. 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

16. 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

17. More Tools and Techniques: Subdivision Related
Definition in General Terms
Review Process
Preliminary review/approval
Final review/approval
Who does what generally

18. More Tools and Techniques: Subdivision Related
APFO/CIP
Easements/Right-of-Way
Impact Fees/Exactions
Permits, Conditional Uses, Variances
Differences/New Development Related

19. 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

20. 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

21. The Legal Issues Freedom of Speech Ripeness Doctrine Eminent Domain
Takings
Eminent Domain
Freedom of Speech
Ripeness Doctrine

22. 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

23. Question The case established use of eminent domain
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

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

25. Significant Federal Acts
NEPA
Flood Insurance Act
Coastal Zone Management Act
CRA
UDAG

26. Significant Federal Acts
ADA
Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Zones
Wetlands Reserve Programs
RLUIPA
Transportation Enhancement Programs

27. 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

28. Existing Structure Reuse Hazard Mitigation Planning
Emerging Trends
Existing Structure Reuse
Hazard Mitigation Planning
Minimize
Prepare
Respond
Recovery

29. Questions?