Gaining Ground Information Database

(79 classifications) (51 resources)

Classifications:

Accessory Uses (5)
Affordable Housing (32)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (4)
Aquifer Protection (9)
Buffer Zones (3)
Cluster Development (1)
Clustering (9)
Coastal Protection (16)
Communications (4)
Comprehensive Planning (48)
Conservation Subdivision (8)
Costal Protection (4)
Development Standards (30)
Disaster Management (4)
Drinking Water Protection (17)
Energy Conservation (1)
Environmental Compliance (25)
Environmental Impact Review Requirements (6)
Erosion & Sedimentation Control (47)
Farmland Preservation (1)
Farmland Protection (13)
Flood Prevention (16)
Floodplain Regulation (13)
Forest Management (1)
Green Buildings & Energy Efficiency (2)
Historic Preservation (17)
Impact Fees (1)
Incentive Zoning (18)
Intermunicipal Agreements (19)
Land Acquisition (10)
Landmarks and Historical Districts (1)
Landscaping (12)
Local Boards (73)
Local Environmental Law (1)
Mandatory Training (8)
Mixed/Multiple Use (2)
Moratoria (4)
Natural Resource Conservation (3)
Natural Resource Protection (75)
Nonconforming Uses (2)
Official Map (9)
Open Space Preservation (43)
Overlay District (2)
Overlay Zoning (20)
Planned Development Districts (1)
Pre-Application & Consensus Building (3)
Purchase of Development Rights (4)
Quality of Life (11)
Real Estate Transaction Fee (1)
Recreational Uses (7)
Recycling (2)
Resource Conservation (11)
Ridgeline Protection (4)
Scenic Resources (22)
Sea Level Rise Adaptation (2)
Senior Housing (9)
Sewage Management (11)
Site Design Standards (15)
Site Plan Approval (27)
Smart Growth (12)
Soil & Sedimentation Control (1)
Steep Slope Protection (19)
Stormwater Management (30)
Street and Sidewalk Development (7)
Subdivision Approvals (14)
Subdivision Regulations (8)
Timber Harvesting (12)
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) (1)
Transportation and Land Use Planning (30)
Transportation Efficient Development (1)
Urban Renewal (7)
Water Conservation (4)
Waterfront Revitalization (6)
Watershed Protection (36)
Wetlands and Watercourse Protection (77)
Wildlife & Fish Habitat (26)
Wind Energy (6)
Workforce Housing (16)
Zoning (135)

Resources:

Accessory Uses of Land in New York State Full Record

Accessory Uses of Land in New York State, by Jeffery B. Durocher, explains how local communities take different approaches to permitting accessory uses of land, using the test of whether the proposed ...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Accessory Uses of Land in New York State Full Record

Durocher’s paper analyzes New York State’s law on accessory uses. It considers the origin of accessory uses, t authorize or prohibit accessory uses. This background is then applied to the problems a...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Advanced Seqra Techniques Full Record

Advanced SEQRA Techniques by Michael Murphy, explores the New York State Quality Environmental Review Act (SEQRA). The author focuses much of his attention on Critical Environmental Areas (CEA) and E...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Affordable Housing Full Record

This proposed ordinance is an example of a comprehensive Workforce Housing Ordnance. It defines workforce housing, specifies development standards and sets forth selection priorities. In addition, it ...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Affordable Housing Law Full Record

The Town of East Fishkill uses zoning incentives in the form of density bonuses to encourage affordable housing. Bonuses are allowed on a one for one basis up to 15 % bonus density. The Town ties the ...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Affordable Housing Law in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Full Record

In response to the affordable housing crisis, New Jersey and Connecticut have enacted statutes that impose a duty on municipalities to address the problem. While these statutes have proven quite succ...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Affordable Housing Ordinance Full Record

This affordable housing zoning ordinance from the Town of Bedford was updated in February, 2005. The ordinance mandates a 10% set aside for single family subdivisions and a 20% set aside for multi-fam...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Affordable Housing Ordinance Full Record

The City of Yonkers’ zoning ordinance creates overlay zones for multi-family housing. Zones in the East and Northwest district of Yonkers must include affordable housing units not to exceed 20% of the...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Agricultural Advisory Board Full Record

Brookhaven’s Agricultural Advisory Board ordinance allows for the creation of an 11-member advisory board. The board, comprised of local residents from the agricultural community and community-based ...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

Agricultural Preservation Full Record

In “Agricultural Preservation” Solloway and Nolon offer various techniques for preserving disappearing farmland and open space in New York by examining and comparing the steps that other states have t...

http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents...

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