Traffic/Sprawl
Examples and Resources
Bozeman 2020 Community Plan, Land Use (2001)
Anticipating that a projected doubling of its present population during the next twenty years will cause added land use pressure, this Montana city aims: “To inject long-range considerations into the determination of short-range actions.” Starting with the common theme of residents’…
Comparison of Vehicle Trip Forecasts for Big Box Stores (2004)
Based on studies compiled by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, this report compares traffic activity for different types of land use: Wal-Mart Superstore, Home Depot Superstore, and Costco. The report draws the conclusion that a Wal-Mart Superstore would be expected to generate nearly 93,000…
Yakima, WA Wal-Mart Supercenter Store Noise Study Report (2004)
This developer-produced report concludes that, with some mitigation, the noise generated by trash compactors, trailer truck deliveries, garbage truck collection, pneumatic tire wrenches, roof-top HVAC, parking lot sweepers, and customer vehicles for a 24 hours a 65 day, 7 days a week Wal-Mart Supercenter,…
Town of Greenfield Zoning Bylaws,Major Development Review (1999)
In Greenfield, Massachusetts, any project that needs a Special Permit requires a site plan review “to ensure that new development…is designed in a manner which reasonably protects the visual, environmental, and aesthetic qualities of the neighborhood and the Town. Proposals of 5,000 s.f. or more…
Site Review Standards, San Jose, California
To obtain a Site Development Permit in San Jose, California, a developer’s plans must be reviewed by the planning commission or City Council after review of project design, only if all of the following six findings are made: 1) The interrelationship between the orientation, location, and elevations…
East Longmeadow Zoning By-Laws, Site Plan Review Criteria
The town of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts has a series of 10 criteria that they use to judge a site plan, including protection of abutting property values, vehicle and pedestrian safety, protecting wetlands, watersheds and acquifers, providing for open space, integrating uses into the existing landscape,…
City of Bozeman, Montana Zoning Ordinance, Site Plan Review (2000)
Bozeman divides projects into major and minor site plans. Anything over 15,000 s.f. in size is a major site plan. The purpose of site plan review is to “prevent demonstrable adverse impacts of the development upon public safety, health or welfare…to conserve the value of adjoining buildings and/or…
Vermont’s Land Use and Development Law, ACT 250 (1970)
One of the earliest laws in the nation to coordinate statewide criteria for large-scale development, Act 250 requires developments of more than ten acres to obtain a land use permit from one of the State’s nine Environmental Commissions. Approval depends on meeting conditions that focus on the impacts…
Urban Growth Boundaries, Tennessee
A similar urban growth boundary approach has been adopted in Knoxville, Knox County, and Farragut Counties in Tennessee. Under Tennessee Public Chapter 1101, city and county governments must prepare a 20 year Growth Plan for each county, which identifies 3 types of land: 1) rural areas to be preserved…
Special Permit, Criteria For Approval, Greenfield, Massachusetts
This zoning code lists 10 criteria that a project must meet in order to get a special permit. The town must find that the project does not reduce the traffic level of service (LOS) at surrounding intersections; that is will not overload town water and sewer facilities; that it will not have a significant…
