Planning Definitions

PLANNING TERMS
IPOD – Interim Planning Overlay District: zoning overlay that doesn’t affect existing zoning but is put into place to require regulatory review during a planning process.
TIF – Tax Increment Financing: use of the increase in tax revenue due to a development to pay up front for public improvements related to the development.
TOD – Transit Oriented Development: developments that focus on areas in which stations are located; through the adoption of public programs and regulations by local governments that permit an intensively built mix of land uses and activities around the station.
TSM – Transportation Systems Management: making better use of existing transportation systems infrastructure through improvements (such as timed signals) instead of capital expenditure.

ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS

Residential Districts:

• Zoning:
  • R1A   Single-unit attached (shared wall) residential
  • R1D   Single unit detached (stand alone) residential
  • R2     Two-unit residential
  • R3     Three-unit residential
  • RM    Multi-unit residential
• Density:
  • VL    Very Low density (minimum lot size 8000ft²)
  • L      Low density (minimum lot size 5000ft²)
  • M     Moderate density (minimum lot size 3200ft²)
  • H     High density (minimum lot size 1800ft²)
  • VH   Very High density (minimum lot size 1200ft²)

Commercial/Mixed Use Districts:

NDO – Neighborhood Office: provide a development opportunity for small office uses that are primarily residential but are not otherwise attractive for additional residential investment.
LNC – Local Neighborhood Commercial: maintain the small scale and rich diversity of neighborhood-serving commercial districts.
UNC – Urban Neighborhood Commercial District: serve a broader market than the immediate neighborhood while controlling impacts to that neighborhood.
HC – Highway Commercial: accommodate the auto-oriented commercial activities and uses for which automobile travel is generally required, such as car dealerships, fast-food restaurants and appliance stores
NDI – Neighborhood Industrial: allow a broad range of industrial uses and encourage development patterns that include a mix of housing, employment and shopping opportunities.
UI – Urban Industrial: allow mid-sized to large industries in a flexible district with multi-use buildings and flexible spaces for office parks, incubator spaces, high technology and service sector industries.
GI – General Industrial: accommodate a full range of industrial, manufacturing, warehouse, and similar uses which are incompatible with lower intensity land uses.

Special Purpose Districts:

EMI – Educational/Medical Institution: accommodate educational and medical institutional uses, such as hospitals, colleges and universities within the urban context.
PO – Parks and Open Space District: provide and maintain a system of parks with public access for passive and active recreational uses.
H – Hillside District: promote environmental preservation and fiscal responsibility and allow reasonable use and development.

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