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Zoning and DevelopmentRegulations <br /> Rock Hill, South Carolina Zoning Ordinance <br /> Clarion Associates, In association with the 1N61ker Collaborative,pre <br /> pared a new Zoning Ordinance for the City of Rock;Hill,South Car- <br /> olina. Rock Hill is one of the five "Ring Goy".•;nodes;'in the Charlotte <br /> metropolitan region,and a city th6f,has experienced substantial growth <br /> in recent years due to,,,its location around Charlotte •"The focus of the 1�l,CKNT�.�. <br /> effort was to implement the clty's,GeneraI Plan,which promotes a'more <br /> SOUTH CAROLINA <br /> livable future by encouraging appropriate Infillydevelopment 9,the"old <br /> town" area while prote&imb older neighborhoods and encouraging. . <br /> more compact, and sustainable growth in greenfleld areas.The code <br /> effort was built on cltlzern,Input about the modifications that need to be <br /> made to the city's existing land:use regulations to implement the:plan. <br /> Major issues addressed included making the code more usable and <br /> "User friendly;! making the review process•more efficient.and effective, <br /> modernizing the:zone distnct.and planned development regulations; <br /> encouraging new infill development that is compatible with its context;' SEPTEMBER 2005 <br /> and establishing minimum development.and design standards to en <br /> sure community form and appearance protects existing character. The <br /> city adopted the code in 2005. Following drafting of the code, Clar- <br /> ion partnered with the VIC Group to produce a digital version of the <br /> code which is served on,the web by the Gty's.computer network. <br /> Cary, North`Carolin Land Development Ordinance <br /> Clanon prepared a U ifled Development Ordinance for the rapidly <br /> growing Town of Cary,located just outside North Carolina's. large Re- <br /> search Tnangle Park TFe project included a heavy emphasis on pub- <br /> lic participation, slgrnflcant streamlining of the current code; Including <br /> .,. <br /> revision and danficafIOn of several development review procedures; <br /> and also'implementatlor of plahrnng and growth management goals <br /> adopted in the city's 1996 Growth Management Plar, Including many .' . <br /> neotraditional design principles.; A computerized,Interactive version`of - <br /> the final code was produced for the Town's webslte _ <br /> Land <br /> Development <br /> Ordinance <br /> .�.: <br />