The smart code solution to sprawl

Contens
Chapter One The Illegality of Great Places
Chapter Two
A Regulatory Reprieve for Traditional Town Planning
The SmartCode and Transect-Based Zoning
Chapter Three
The Illegality of Traditional Town Planning Under
Today’s Conventional Zoning Scheme
The Historical Origins of Traditional Town and
Neighborhood Planning How Single-Use Zoning Became the
Dominant Land
Planning Legal Scheme The Birth of Single-Use Zoning:
Early Land Use
The Legislative Approval of Single-Use Zoning: the Standard Zoning Enabling Act
The Single-Use Zoning Structure of the Standard Zoning Enabling Act
The Judicial Approval of Single-Use Zoning: Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co
The Euclid Court’s Approval of Single-Use Zoning
Chapter Four
Efforts to Restore the Legality of Traditional Plannin Principles
Early Indications That Single-Use Euclidean Zoning
Would Render Traditional Planning Techniques Illegal
Early Efforts to Legally Enable Traditional Planning
Principles Planned Unit Development Ordinances
The Rediscovery of Traditional Town Planning Principles
The Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance
Chapter Five
Using the SmartCode to Legalize Traditional Town
Planning
The Benefits of the SmartCode’s Intuitively Organized
Structure How Is the SmartCode Organized? The Format of the SmartCode
Chapter Six
Implementing a Locally Customized SmartCode
Step #1: Determine the Local Format for Implementing the SmartCode Mandatory
Step #2: Depending on the Selected Format, Determine
What Parts of the SmartCode to Adopt
Step #3: Calibrating the SmartCode to Federal and
StateLaw
Step #4: Identify Local Laws Outside the Existing Zoning Regulations That May Be Preempted by the SmartCode 62
The Incorporation of Other Regulations Into the
Chapter Seven Post-Adoption Challenges and Strategies
The Next Day
Adopt Consolidated Review Committee Operating
Regulations
Prepare a Developer Submission Flowchart Prepare a Consolidated Review Committee Review Checklist
Chapter Eight
The SmartCode in Practice Pike Road, Alabama: Truly Investing in a Sustainable StrategyMontgomery, Alabama: Incrementally Growing the SmartCode as Part of a Larger Strategy
The Gulf Coast Cities of Jackson County, Mississippi: One Goal, Varied