ABSTRACT
This Chapter contains model statutes that authorize local governments to adopt a variety of land development regulations. Topics covered include zoning, subdivision, planned unit development (PUD), uniform development standards, exactions, development impact fees, vesting, nonconforming uses, and development agreements, among others. A feature of the Chapter is model language to gauge consistency between a local comprehensive plan and land development regulations or specific development proposals.
The Chapter is intended to be used in conjunction with Chapter 9, Special and Environmental Land Development Regulation and Land-Use Incentives, Chapter 10, Administrative and Judicial Review of Land-Use Decisions, and Chapter 11, Enforcement of Land Development Regulations. Specific provisions related to the administration of land development regulations, including the adoption of a unified development permit review system, appear in Chapter 10.
