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The
Community Build-Out Analysis program is designed to help communities
project the future consequences of their zoning.
The
program is implemented as an ArcViewproject (Version 3.1 and above).
It
functions as a simple acreage based build-out - that is, zoning
district acreage is tabulated by parcel to determine development
density. House point locations are used to determine existing
development.
Potential
development is calculated from parcel acreage that meets the minimum
lot size for the respective zoning district.
The
build-out density can be modified by changing the minimum lot
size or incorporating natural resource layers such as wetlands
or slope.
A
tabular report is provided by zone listing existing and potential
development as well as associated acreage.
The
Community Build-Out Analysis program is part of the larger Community
Planning Tools Demonstration Project funded from Vermont Senator
Patrick Leahy's office through the State USDA Office. The funds
were administered by the Center
For Rural Studies at the University of Vermont.
The
Addison County Regional Planning Commission proposed the development
of a build-out program in response the need of the Lewis
Creek Association to project development scenarios in the
Lewis Creek watershed.
Software
design and development was undertaken by C. L. Davis Consulting
Associates, Ltd of Weybridge, Vermont.
The
Lewis Creek watershed comprises parts of several communities south
of the Burlington, Vermont, metropolitan area that are subject
to development pressures. The
Lewis Creek Association intends to assist these communities in
formulating planning and zoning policies that consider the natural
habitats and water quality aspects of development within the watershed.
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