2010-032b Planning - Contract Professional Services Related to Orange County Unified Development Ordinance

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ji Franklin'.." ranklin Tennessee Zoning Ordinance ~ �,Lj u Clarion Associates recently prepared a revised development code for this fast-growing community in the Nashville region. The code is fo- cused on implementation of a comprehensive plan that includes the �z n development of character areas, innovative open space and natural ` resource preservation techniques,and a much stronger focus on urban design::,The development code includes substantive re-structuring of the City's current ordinance,including integration of the City's stand- alone design guidelines, and an overall upgrade to the development standards related to landscaping, parking, and open space. u � 7ItE6 Alachua, Florida I Land Development Regulations Clarion updated the Land Development Regulations for Alachua, citjolAlcchra,Mori& Florida,Alachua is an old north central Florida city close to Gainesville that has experienced substantial residential and business-related IM IIIIIN growth throughout the 1990s. The code rewrite focuses on structural, procedural,and substantive improvements to the city's existing'regula- tions to implements the recently revised comprehensive plan.' Struc- �° turally,the update consolidated scattered land development provisions into a single, clearly,organized development code. Procedurally, the _DwimmMuruNE city's complex assortment of procedures and responsibilities for Bevel- °~== = opment review were simplified into an integrated, easy-to-understand .. review process .Substantively,the new code presents a number of in- novatve measures to encourage infill development in the older parts of the community,along with new development standards that will raise the bar for development quality. Henrico County, Virginia Design Manual As part of its work on the County's Vision 2026..Comprehensive Plan, Clarion Associates prepared a stand-alone Design Guidelines Manual for all new development iri;the County. The guidelines address four dif- ferent types of land uses (residential,commercial;office/industrial,and mixed-use), as well as new`residential development within rural areas, and are suggested as a means to ensure that.new development is con- sistent with the goals and objectives in the Comprehensive Plan. Spe- cial emphasis is placed on the :retention of community character, suggestions:on how,to raise the bar for development quality, and the " use-of mixed-use master planned development as a method of ac- corriplishing infill and redevelopment that is consistent with its context. The manual is highly illustrated and includes captions that explain the concepts and techniques being presented. .