Conservation Design for Subdivisions
Conservation Design for Subdivisions

Author: Randall G. Arendt

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2012-09-26

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 159726850X

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In most communities, land use regulations are based on a limited model that allows for only one end result: the production of more and more suburbia, composed of endless subdivisions and shopping centers, that ultimately covers every bit of countryside with "improvements." Fortunately, sensible alternatives to this approach do exist, and methods of developing land while at the same time conserving natural areas are available. In Conservation Design for Subdivisions, Randall G. Arendt explores better ways of designing new residential developments than we have typically seen in our communities. He presents a practical handbook for residential developers, site designers, local officials, and landowners that explains how to implement new ideas about land-use planning and environmental protection. Abundantly illustrated with site plans (many of them in color), floor plans, photographs, and renditions of houses and landscapes, it describes a series of simple and straightforward techniques that allows for land-conserving development. The author proposes a step-by-step approach to conserving natural areas by rearranging density on each development parcel as it is being planned so that only half (or less) of the buildable land is turned into houselots and streets. Homes are built in a less land-consumptive manner that allows the balance of property to be permanently protected and added to an interconnected network of green spaces and green corridors. Included in the volume are model zoning and subdivision ordinance provisions that can help citizens and local officials implement these innovative design ideas.

Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook
Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook

Author: Stuart Meck

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 1528

ISBN-13: 1351178318

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States and their local governments have practical tools to help combat urban sprawl, protect farmland, promote affordable housing, and encourage redevelopment. They appear in the American Planning Association's Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook: Model Statutes for Planning and the Management of Change. The Guidebook and its accompanying User Manual are the culmination of APA's seven-year Growing Smart project, an effort to draft the next generation of model planning and zoning legislation for the United States. The Guidebook is also pertinent to those who are affected by planning decisions and who have an interest in how the statutes are revised, including: Local planners Builders Developers Real estate and design professionals Smart growth and affordable housing advocates Environmentalists Highway and transit specialists Citizens.

Handling Zoning and Land Use Litigation
Handling Zoning and Land Use Litigation

Author: Craig A. Peterson

Publisher: MICHIE

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 908

ISBN-13:

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This work for real estate attorneys covers the legal theories, strategies, and techniques involved in litigating zoning and land use cases. This book discusses limitations on police power, procedural considerations, working with the "comprehensive plan", and the use of expert testimony.

Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots
Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots

Author: Terry Christensen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-18

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1317465830

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Unlike most competing texts that are densely written and heavily theoretical, with little flavor of political life, this book is a readable, jargon-free introduction to real-life local politics for today's students. While it encompasses local government and politics in cities and towns across America, "Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots" gives special attention to the politics of suburbia, where many students live, and encourages them to become engaged in their own communities. The book is also distinguished by its strong emphasis on nuts-and-bolts practical politics. It provides focused discussion of institutions, roles, and personalities as well as the dynamic environment of local politics (demographics, immigration, globalization, etc.) and major policy issues (budgets, land use, transportation, education, etc.). Other texts treat communities as abstractions and readers as passive observers. "Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots" is designed to inspire civic engagement as well as understanding. It features "In Your Community" research projects for students in every chapter along with informative tables, clear charts, essential terms, and guides to useful websites.

State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases, Sixth Edition
State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases, Sixth Edition

Author: Mark A. Senn

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 3250

ISBN-13: 1454862947

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State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases is the only reference that cuts through the tangle of state laws and gathers togetherand—in one two volume setand—the essential information you need to know. It's all presented in a unique instant-access format that's quick and easy to use. With the new Sixth Edition of State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases, your days of fumbling through multiple titles for the valuable information you need are over. Built around 51 comprehensive charts, State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases reviews the relevant statutes in each state that regulate every facet of commercial real estate leasing. It gives you the statutes themselves, plus commentary explaining how they are used, case law, citations of authority, and more. Whether you're in private practice or part of an in-house legal group, this ready reference to relevant statutes is sure to help you: Cut down research time Spot possible problems early and correct or work around them Avoid costly and embarrassing mistakes Protect yourself, your company, and/or your clients at every step State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases is written by the top real estate lawyers in each stateand—pre-eminent practitionersand—so you can be sure itand’s authoritative and accurate. Each expert contributor has researched over 100 specific aspects of commercial real estate leasingand—from assignments and subleases to tenant's obligations and attorneys' feesand—to bring you the most complete and up-to-date coverage available anywhere today.

State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases, 7th Edition
State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases, 7th Edition

Author: Senn

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Published: 2016-12-02

Total Pages: 3302

ISBN-13: 1454874627

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State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases is the only reference that cuts through the tangle of state laws and gathers together--in one two volume set--the essential information you need to know. It's all presented in a unique instant-access format that's quick and easy to use. With the new 2017 Edition of State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases, your days of fumbling through multiple titles for the valuable information you need are over. Built around 51 comprehensive charts, State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases reviews the relevant statutes in each state that regulate every facet of commercial real estate leasing. It gives you the statutes themselves, plus commentary explaining how they are used, case law, citations of authority, and more. Whether you're in private practice or part of an in-house legal group, this ready reference to relevant statutes is sure to help you: Cut down research time Spot possible problems early and correct or work around them Avoid costly and embarrassing mistakes Protect yourself, your company, and/or your clients at every step State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases is written by the top real estate lawyers in each state--pre-eminent practitioners--so you can be sure it's authoritative and accurate. Each expert contributor has researched over 100 specific aspects of commercial real estate leasing--from assignments and subleases to tenant's obligations and attorneys' fees--to bring you the most complete and up-to-date coverage available anywhere today.

Growing Greener
Growing Greener

Author: Randall G. Arendt

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2013-02-22

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1610910818

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Growing Greener is an illustrated workbook that presents a new look at designing subdivisions while preserving green space and creating open space networks. Randall Arendt explains how to design residential developments that maximize land conservation without reducing overall building density, thus avoiding the political and legal problems often associated with "down-zoning." The author offers a three-pronged strategy for shaping growth around a community's special natural and cultural features, demonstrating ways of establishing or modifying the municipal comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, and subdivision ordinance to include a strong conservation focus. Open space protection becomes the central organizing principle for new residential development, and the open space that is protected is laid out to form an interconnected system of protected lands running across a community. The book offers: detailed information on how to conduct a community resource inventory a four-step approach to designing conservation subdivisions extensive model language for comprehensive plans, subdivision ordinances, and zoning ordinances illustrated design principles for hamlets, villages, and traditional small town neighborhoods In addition, Growing Greener includes eleven case studies of actual conservation developments in nine states, and two exercises suitable for group participation. Case studies include: Ringfield, Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania; The Fields of St. Croix, City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota; Prairie Crossing, Grayslake, Illinois; The Meadows at Dolly Gordon Brook, York, Maine; Farmcolony, Standsville, Virginia; The Ranch at Roaring Fork, Carbondale, Colorado; and others. Growing Greener builds upon and expands the basic ideas presented in Arendt's earlier work Conservation Design for Subdivisions, broadening the scope to include more detailed sections on the comprehensive planning process and information on how zoning ordinances can be updated to incorporate the concept of conservation design. It is the first practical publication to explain in detail how resource-conserving development techniques can be put into practice by municipal officials, residential developers, and site designers, and it offers a simple and straightforward approach to balancing opportunities for developers and conservationists.