ABSTRACT
Capital improvement programming is widely recognized as an effective method of getting publicly financed physical improvements built, while operating within the fiscal constraints of local government. Regulating land use, through a zoning ordinance, is the most effective measure currently available for implementing the land use element of a district plan. If a district plan is to be implemented as its authors and those who adopted it intended it to be, it is essential that the zoning ordinance promotes a pattern of land uses consistent with that shown in the district plan. It is also essential that the general provisions of the ordinance contain procedures that make it effective, flexible, and fair. The review of a district plan need not be anywhere near as complex an undertaking as was its initial preparation and adoption. It shouldn’t be necessary to repeat the data collection process, the sketch planning process, the impact analysis, etc., each time a district plan is reviewed.
