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GLOSSARY Zoning - The division of a county or city into districts for the purpose of regulating the use of land. These districts, or zones, are shown on a set of maps called the zoning atlas. The text of the zoning ordinance lists the uses permitted in each of the districts along with the required distances of buildings from property lines, the number of off - street parking spaces, sign size and location, and other prerequisites to obtain permission to develop. The primary objective of zoning is to promote compatible development sensitive to other land uses and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens. Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) - A system under which a landowner sells his/her development rights and receives compensation for development restrictions placed on the land. The landowner retains title to the land and can sell it or pass it along although the use is restricted to farming and open space. A PDR program gives landowners a timely, financially competitive alternative to selling their land for development; PDR is voluntary, addresses concerns about uncompensated restrictions, and permits landowners decide whether or not to participate. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) - Transferrable Development Rights Programs published by the American Planning Association in 1987 defines TDR as "...shifting the future development potential from one piece of property (the sending site) to another piece of property (the receiving site). The transferred development potential may be measured in any one of a number of ways, such as floor area, dwelling units, or parking spaces. Once the transfer has occurred, most TDR systems require a legal restriction on the sending site, prohibiting any future use of the transferred development potential, and permit the receiving site to develop with the additional floor area, dwelling units, or parking spaces to which it is now legally entitled. Some TDR programs are mandatory, in which case all potential sending sites are restricted; others are voluntary and allow the marketplace to first match a buyer and seller of the TDRs before the sending site becomes burdened by a land -use restriction. " Randall Arendt Open Space Development - A type of residential development where 50% or more - - - -- of the buildable land is reserved as undivided, permanent open space and houses are clustered together on smaller lots. A key feature of this type of development is that it is density- neutral, meaning that "...the overall number of dwellings allowed is not less than it would be in a conventional layout. " Yield Plan - A graphic representation of the maximum build -out, i.e., number of lots, that could be achieved on a site based on ordinances and health regulations governing land development.