Add to ORKGSmart growth involves two main principles, creating incentives to increase compact development in some areas, and in turn, preserving open space in other areas. The New York legislature has imparted municipal governments with general authority to regulate land and preserve open space. In turn, several tools have developed which are at the disposal of municipal governments including, overlay zoning, floating zones, cluster development and state laws such as the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). The use of these tools, along with proper training for state and local officials on the subject of smart growth, will render open space preservation less problematic
Over thirty years ago The United States Court of Appeals upheld municipal efforts to control growth ...
Over thirty years ago The United States Court of Appeals upheld municipal efforts to control growth ...
Bounded growth, a concept that encourages focused development into compact areas such as preexisting...
Bounded growth, a concept that encourages focused development into compact areas such as preexisting...
Bounded growth, a concept that encourages focused development into compact areas such as preexisting...
State governments vest great authority in local governments to decide how and where private developm...
State governments vest great authority in local governments to decide how and where private developm...
The proliferation of sprawl development patterns across the United States causes several problems su...
The proliferation of sprawl development patterns across the United States causes several problems su...
This article explores the concept of smart growth, which promotes development in central city distri...
This article explores the concept of smart growth, which promotes development in central city distri...
The smart growth movement that emerged in the late 1990\u27s seeks to change the way Americans think...
The smart growth movement that emerged in the late 1990\u27s seeks to change the way Americans think...
The preservation of land for working rural landscapes, wildlife habitat, urban parks, recreational t...
Although land use regulation at the federal, state, and local level are independent entities, integr...
Over thirty years ago The United States Court of Appeals upheld municipal efforts to control growth ...
Over thirty years ago The United States Court of Appeals upheld municipal efforts to control growth ...
Bounded growth, a concept that encourages focused development into compact areas such as preexisting...
Bounded growth, a concept that encourages focused development into compact areas such as preexisting...
Bounded growth, a concept that encourages focused development into compact areas such as preexisting...
State governments vest great authority in local governments to decide how and where private developm...
State governments vest great authority in local governments to decide how and where private developm...
The proliferation of sprawl development patterns across the United States causes several problems su...
The proliferation of sprawl development patterns across the United States causes several problems su...
This article explores the concept of smart growth, which promotes development in central city distri...
This article explores the concept of smart growth, which promotes development in central city distri...
The smart growth movement that emerged in the late 1990\u27s seeks to change the way Americans think...
The smart growth movement that emerged in the late 1990\u27s seeks to change the way Americans think...
The preservation of land for working rural landscapes, wildlife habitat, urban parks, recreational t...
Although land use regulation at the federal, state, and local level are independent entities, integr...
Over thirty years ago The United States Court of Appeals upheld municipal efforts to control growth ...
Over thirty years ago The United States Court of Appeals upheld municipal efforts to control growth ...
Bounded growth, a concept that encourages focused development into compact areas such as preexisting...