Land Use and Growth Management

LWVMD takes Action to encourage the State to establish goals, guidelines and standards for land use, with local implementation of land use policies. (1975, 1979, 1991)

Support for:

• -state government having a larger role than local government in managing critical areas of statewide concern, especially environmental protection and resource conservation and preservation. -
• goals and guidelines for regional and interagency coordination in the development and implementation of land use plans.
• -local government's use of land use planning and regulatory techniques, such as adequate public facilities legislation, land banking, planned unit developments, transfer of development rights, and timed development ordinances to direct development to designated areas. -
• preservation of agricultural land by (a) zoning; (b) continued use of preferential farmland easement laws, including collection of the roll-back tax; (c) transfer of development rights; (d) easement purchases funded by the state real estate transfer tax.
• state government using incentives such as the provision of technical assistance, infrastructure, and grants to enable local governments to comply with state goals, guidelines, and standards.