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Temporary Farm Stands
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Sustainable Development Code
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Food, Health, Public Spaces
Localities can promote farm stands by allowing them as by-right uses across zoning districts and streamlining permitting processes. This memo outlines how farm stand-friendly ordinances expand economic opportunities for small producers and increase the availability of fresh produce....
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Minimum Width and Buffer Requirements for Sidewalks
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Sustainable Development Code
Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility
Local governments should update zoning codes to mandate sidewalk vegetation buffer zones that separate pedestrians from vehicles. This policy memo highlights how these buffers improve pedestrian mobility and safety, reduce stormwater management costs, increase access to public transportation,...
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Pedestrian Mobility
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Sustainable Development Code
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing, Public Safety, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility
Mixed-use zoning promotes high-density development and enables residential, commercial, and industrial uses in a single district. This memo outlines different types of mixed-use zoning and highlights initiatives that have reduced housing and transportation costs, increased biking...
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Purchase of Development Rights
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Sustainable Development Code
Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces
Local governments prevent environmentally damaging land development by developing purchase of development rights (PDR) programs. PDR programs enable landowners to sell the development rights of their land to a trust while keeping ownership and use. This brief outlines best practices...
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Sustainable Development Code
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2018
Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies
State(s) All States
Source Sustainable Development Code
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Energy, Housing, Transportation & Mobility
The Sustainable Development Code offers best practices for community development to build resilient, environmentally conscious, economically secure, and socially equitable communities. Many development codes are decades old and not prepared to confront today’s changes, such as environmental...
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Encourage Infill Development
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Sustainable Development Code
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Housing, Public Spaces
Localities should prioritize redeveloping vacant or underutilized properties in areas that have previously been developed to spur economic development, create more efficient mixes of jobs and housing, and reduce blight. This policy memo recommends establishing incentive programs for...
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Setbacks and Buffers Between Non-Agricultural and Agricultural Areas
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Sustainable Development Code
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces
i. Local governments can establish setback requirements in zoning codes to preserve farmland and mitigate conflicting land uses. This policy memo highlights effective setback policy strategies to appropriately account for varying uses and development types, and for creating buffers...
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Water Conservation
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Sustainable Development Code
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces
Local governments can save money, reduce pollution, and protect habitat by requiring landscaping to utilize native plant species. This policy memo recommends amending local codes to establish native plant minimums, establish approved species criteria, and streamline permitting processes...
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