Landscapes
Purpose
Land use is a primary element in creating a sense of place. Land use decisions impact transportation patterns, proximity of homes to work, amount and location of nature preserves and spaces for social interaction. Currently our rural and urban areas each have a sense of place with distinct characteristics and defined boundaries. Development patterns that consume land and resources and promote auto dependency are not sustainable. As one-dimensional subdivisions and roadside residential developments appear between communities and within the rural countryside, our sense of place diminishes.
Plan Objectives
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Objective #1 - Promote higher density infill developmentand redevelopment within existing cities, suburban areas, and smaller cities and villages and areas surrounding them.
Objective #2 - Promote the development of new, compact, mixed-use, transit-oriented activity centers.
Objective #3 - Maintain our rural sense of place through land use techniques, economic viability agriculture and alternatives that provide rural tax base for local governments.
Objective #4 - Develop a system of open spaces throughout the county to delineate communities, maintaining our sense of place and to preserve our natural lands.
Implementation Projects
Planning Toolkit
Activity Centers
Infill Development
Suburban Infill Development
Urban Service Districts
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