VAPA Presentation 2008

1	INTEGRATING PLANNING TRENDS Virginia American Planning Association Annual Conference March 28, 2008
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3	Healthy Communities
4	Environmental Resources
5	Constraints Drawing
6	Potential Challenges
7	Project Example
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39	The Public Side: Manassas The Challenge 10 square miles 40,000 population No ability to annex additional land Last Greenfield rezoned in 2006 Biggest Land Issue Small Lots and Ownership Patterns Competition from Surrounding Growth
40	What are those trends? Requirements from HB 3202 Urban Development Areas New Urbanism Traditional Neighborhood Development
41	Competition: PWC and Manassas
42	Strategies 5 Year Update of Comprehensive Plan Sector Plans Incentives Zoning Code Rewrites
43	Comprehensive Plan 2002 Plan – first update since 1989 2008 Update – goal to set the stage for major effort following the 2010 Census Land Use Map 2 New Chapters Housing and Neighborhoods Environmental Sustainability
44	Sector Plans – Areas in Transition 18 month intense land use planning Strategic use of consultants Identify strategies for implementation
45	Incentives Real Estate Property Tax Exemptions Special Taxing Districts
46	Zoning Code Rewrites Adopted 2 Performance Based Zones in 2006 Planned Mixed-Use District City Center Transition “B-3.5” Need to Rewrite Zoning Ordinance