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tea; Franklin, Tennessee I Zoning Ordinance 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 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. Alachua, Florida I Land Development Regulations Clarion updated the Land Development Regulations for Alachua, Florida. Alachua is an old north central Florida city close to Gainesville that has experienced substantial residential and business- related growth throughout the 1990s. The code rewrite focuses on structural, procedural, and substantive improvements to the city's existing regula- tions to implement the recently revised comprehensive plan. Struc- turally, the update consolidated scattered land development provisions into a single, clearly organized development code. Procedurally, the city's complex assortment of procedures and responsibilities for devel- opment review were simplified into an integrated, easy -to- understand review process. Substantively, the new code presents a number of in- novative 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 I 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 in 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- complishing 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.