summary of state land use planning laws
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IBHS has created a PowerPoint presentation about the new 2009 Summary of State Land Use Planning Laws, complete with speaker notes, color-coded maps, and other documents that outline which states require plans, which states specify elements that should be included in a plan, and which plans require a natural hazards element.Please feel free to share this message and/or information with colleagues who may find information about state land use planning laws useful.TRANSCRIPT
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Prepared by:
Jim Schwab, AICPManager, APA Hazards Planning Research Center
Senior Research AssociateAmerican Planning Association
and
Institute for Business & Home Safety
http://www.DisasterSafety.org/text.asp?id=land_use_planning
Summary of State Land Use Planning Laws
2010 Edition
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Institute for Business & Home Safety
IBHS is an initiative of the insurance industry to reduce the social & economic effects of natural
disasters & other property losses
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Institute for Business & Home Safety
DisasterDisaster
SafetySafety
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American Planning Association
The APA and its professional institute—the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)—advance the art and science of
planning to meet the needs of people and society.
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Community Land Use Evaluation
Survey Results• Plans were weak where it counts for safe
growth:
– Plans contained 40% or even less of features important for identifying vulnerability, understanding key issues, instituting new policies and programs, and charting ways to implement these measures
• Communities making the greatest progress are in states that require hazard elements in local plans.
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What’s Needed
Added incentive:
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
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Summary of State Land Use Planning Laws
• Surveys state laws on planning requirements and planning for natural hazards.
• Examines the relationship between comprehensive plans and local zoning ordinances.
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Summary of State Land Use Planning Laws
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Matrix 1: General Planning Provisions
– Status of state land-use planning– Is planning required, and for which jurisdictions?– Vertical and horizontal consistency– Internal consistency between plan and zoning– How elements are specified or suggested
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Matrix 1: General Planning Provisions
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Matrix 1: General Planning Provisions
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• Second matrix covering natural hazards:– Whether planning for hazards is mandatory– Whether it must be addressed in a separate
element or within a particular element– The geographic areas and hazards specified– Post-disaster recovery planning– Provision of state technical assistance
Matrix 2: Natural Hazards
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Matrix 2: Natural Hazards
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Matrix 2: Natural Hazards
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Specification of Plan Elements
Data current as of January 2010
SpecifySuggestNeither
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Planning Required or Permissive
Data current as of January 2010
All Required
Some Required
Permissive
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Internal Consistency
Data current as of January 2010
Require
Don't Require
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Vertical and Horizontal Consistency
Data current as of January 2010
Vertical OnlyHorizontal
OnlyBoth
Neither
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Natural Hazards Element
Data current as of January 2010
Require
Don't Require
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Other Considerations
• Technical assistance:– Most states provide some type of general technical
assistance for planning from some state agency– Fifteen specifically provide technical assistance
focused on natural hazards for local planning – This would appear to be an area for potential
improvement in states averse to mandatory planning
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Other Considerations
• Planning for post-disaster recovery:– At this point only in Florida and South Carolina– Elsewhere, some jurisdictions prepare recovery plans
in the absence of state mandates (e.g., Nags Head, NC, or Hilton Head Island, SC)
– This is an area for potential improvement in states that already require safety or natural hazards elements
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State Land Use Planning Laws
Report is Internet-based on the IBHS website:
http://www.disastersafety.org/publications/view.asp?id=8021
Website report includes:– Maps shown in this presentation (PDF)– Both matrices of state land-use legislation (PDF)– Keycode explaining details of state laws– Introduction and acknowledgments