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33 RURAL BUFFER IMPLEMENTATION TECHNIQUES MEASURES USED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS Impact Zgnina Definition Also known as performance zoning. development impact zoning. or land capacity zoning. This technique establishes performance standards and methods for evaluating the impact of land use proposals. It establishes a framework for negotiation between a developer and a local government for the purpose of generating a proposal that produces no overall negative or damaging impacts on the community. It has four primary characteris- tics: 1. It relates land use demands to land use capacities. 2. It assesses the consequences of any proposed change in land use. 3. It emphasizes an on-going process rather than fixed products. 4. It provides a legislative and administrative framework for land use management and uses minimal land use controls. The intent of impact zoning is to replace traditional use specifications with a broad set of objective standards. These standards may be as simple as a requirement that total tax revenues from the development offset the cost of public services for the development. or they may involve complex formulas for matters such as peak hour stormwater runoff performance calculations. All such measures are set out in the ordinance so that they can and will be used. Application Impact zoning can be used as part of a conventional zoning ordinance or can be offered as an alternative to conventional zoning. Before it can be used it is necessary to develop an impact measurement system. In achieving this. it is necessary to incorporate impact measurement into the planning program. As part of the planning program. it may be possible to not only develop impact measurements. but also make the public more familiar with the concept. An innova- tive technique such as impact zoning may cause uncertainty among land owners as to what type of development it will permit and the subsequent affect on land values.