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UNION Sol ` MM 'Y p — 9 •: =�- - y -rr. `' � -'��s.a� 04- max +,-s. T um �' - �, Q. _ _ Q'.�•]--ky - -z - .3 - ,=r �` ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES — APF ordinances require buildings can be converted to mixed- use buildings contain - certain facilities , such as police and fire services and school ing both housing and commercial space . Infill makes use of classrooms , to have the ability to meet the increased existing roads and services rather than requiring expenditure demands of a new development before the development is on approved . They are designed to keep growth at a pace that new infrastructures the local government can manage and to prevent critical shortages in public services . LIGHT RAIL — Light rail transit is generally used over relative- ly shorter distances than commuter rail . An example is a rail AFFORDABLE HOUSING — Commonly defined as affordable system that operates exclusively within a city 's geographical for people making less than 80 percent of the median limits . Often light rail is powered by electricity. income in a given area . OPEN SPACE — Open space may take the form of a public CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT — The CBD is the core dis. park , a farm , forests , town courtyards , recreation areas or trict of a town , and is often referred to as the downtown or any other use that limits development on the land . It may be the uptown . used to protect a way of life , an ecosystem , or a cultural or historic site . Open space is also beneficial in maintaining CHARETTE — During a charette , planners , leaders and citizens scenic views and property values . gather for a brainstorming session to talk about the design of proposed projects . Participants often draw sketches and PARALLEL CODES — Rather than replacing existing or make lists of what they do and do not want to see in the nances , parallel codes offer developers some alternatives . new development . It provides public input that can be cru - Developers may opt to build under the new codes , and are cial to the success of a program . often rewarded with incentives such as increased density allowances in return for the preservation of open space . COMMUTER RAIL — These are trains that travel over relatively Previous codes may eventually fall out of favor and remain longer distances and may have fewer stops than a light rail unused . service . The main purpose of commuter rail is to transport residents in outlying areas to and from the city. SMART GROWTH This type of development focuses on making efficient use of communities ' existing resources . It CONSERVATION EASEMENTS — Land owners may sell or includes offering multiple modes of transportation , multiple donate the development rights to their land to a local gov- types and costs of housing and mixed - use zoningo ernment or non - profit entity for permanent protection , In Smart Growth saves local governments money by eliminating return , they maintain ownership of their property and gain the need for costly new construction of roads and utility ser- income , property and estate tax benefits . vices , the extension of police and fire protection over larger areas , and the expensive construction of new schools while FEE- SIMPLE PURCHASE — This is the outright purchase others remain under-used . of property and all the rights that go with it . Fee-simple It allows residents to rely less on their automobiles , reduc - purchase is the clearest and simplest way to protect land ing the hazards of driving on over-crowded roadways and in perpetuity& helping our health by reducing automobile smog . It pre- serves open space for all citizens to enjoy and prevents GREENFiELD DEVELOPMENT Greenfield development is communities from losing their sense of place to strip malls conversion of open space (farm or forest land in most cases) and subdivisions * into a new business or housing complex . INFILL — Infill is the redevelopment of property within an SPRAWL — This is growth that is largely unplanned , radiating existing developed area . For example , vacant downtown further and further from urban centers , and heavily depen -