Proposed Model Land Development Standards and Accompanying Model State Enabling Legislation: 1993 Edition.
Publication Date:
6/1/1993
Sponsoring Organization(s):
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, DC
Performing Organization(s):
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Research Center Upper Marlboro, MD
Availability:
HUD USER, P.O. Box 23268, Washington, DC 20026-3268; phone (800) 245-2691; fax (202) 708-9981; or TDD (800) 927-7589
Notes:
Descriptors:
Land development. Laws and regulations. Land developers. Regulatory reform. Legislation. Planning. Standards. Design specifications. Housing developers.
Abstract:
Land development regulations serve an essential public purpose by establishing minimum standards for health and safety, access, drainage, sanitation, environmental protection, and other matters of public concern. Over the years, however, local land development regulations often become encrusted with requirements that raise the cost of developing residential lots within local housing markets. This manual proposes minimum design standards that State and local governments can use for evaluating and revising their land development regulations, although jurisdictions may need to modify certain features to meet their needs. The regulations mix conventional perspectives with modern performance standards to give planners and developers the flexibility to pursue alternative solutions to development problems while satisfying legitimate concerns for the public welfare. The elements of land development addressed are: streets, stormwater management, temporary sediment and erosion control, site utilities, sanitary sewage systems, water supply, and landscaping and open space. The manual also provides model legislation that can be used to implement the standards through one of three mechanisms: a preemptive statute by which States may establish uniform land development standards, a State statute that local jurisdictions could adopt voluntarily, and a model local ordinance. The standards are concisely written using standard technical codes.
| 
