PURPOSE

  1. To implement the Comprehensive Plan of the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY].
  2. To coordinate development and redevelopment according to plans collaboratively developed with community members from the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY].
  3. To equitably balance the regulation of real property with the interests of the community as a whole.
  4. To preserve and enhance the existing characteristics of [NAME OF TOWN / CITY]’s traditional walkable villages, to continue to promote neighborly activity, respect the existing built form, and honor the historic development pattern inherent in the villages.
  5. To protect and enhance unique ecological habitats.
  6. To conserve and promote human access to [NAME OF TOWN / CITY]’s greatest amenities, the rivers, marshes, forests, farmland, and other natural areas.
  7. To require a strong connection and appropriate transition between the public realm (streets and sidewalks) and the private realm (yards and buildings).
  8. To promote the adaptive reuse and preservation of existing buildings.
  9. To permit redevelopment and infill construction that contributes to and preserves the characteristics of [NAME OF TOWN / CITY].
  10. To provide a range of housing types, unit sizes, and price points to accommodate diverse household sizes, income levels, and stages of life, paying particular attention to affordable housing for individuals and families with low and moderate incomes.
  11. To capture a fiscal return on investments made in transportation and public utilities infrastructure by locating higher intensity development within walkable villages.
  12. To preserve and promote a full range of thoroughfare types, including narrow, low-impact, and inexpensive streets that promote [NAME OF TOWN / CITY]’s village and rural development pattern.
  13. To resolve design conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists in a way that prioritizes people on foot and on bikes.
  14. To preserve and enhance the availability and design of [NAME OF TOWN / CITY]’s public realm, including access to nature, parks, streets, and other civic space.
  15. To allow for a range of business activity that supports [NAME OF TOWN / CITY] as a center for entrepreneurial activity, both in the villages and rural areas.

APPLICABILITY

  1. Unless otherwise specified, this Code is applicable throughout the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY] as shown on the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY] Official District Map.
  2. All departments, boards, and authorities of the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY] must comply with the procedural requirements of this Code.
  3. Real property used or occupied by the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY] is exempt from the standards of this Code.