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Consistency Assessmn
Plan Implementation, Consistency Assessment, AICP Nov 2022 Test
Term | Definition |
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Consistency Doctrine in PAS | Legal req that your regs and CIP comply with the Comp Plan. Ord not in alignment with mandates in an adopted Comp Plan are invalidated under zoning enabling legislation, or as lacking a rational basis or valid public purpose. |
"Comprehensive Plan" "General Plan" "Master Plan" | "Constitution" for future development and the "basic instrument" of land use planning. Once city adopts plan, its the official statement of land development policy |
Standard State Zoning Enabling Act (SZEA), 1924 | Gave birth to Consistency Doctrine by US Dept Commerce. become model for many early zoning statutes. Required zoning to be "in accordance with comprehensive plan." |
Standard City Planning Enabling Act (SCPEA), 1928 | Established by US Department of Commerce. Reqs local review of public improvements, city organization and power of the planning commission to prepare and adopt a "master plan" for the physical development of the territory |
1924 SZEAs Language Unclear | Original rules were not clear if a separate "master plan" was required and whether decisions were legally binding for zoning decisions |
State Rules for Consistency Doctrine of Zoning and Comp Plan | 1. Unitary View - Zoning regs are Comp Plan 2. Planning Factor - Sep Comp Plan to Zoning Legality 3. Consistency (Cons) if there's a Comp Plan 4. Separate Comp Plan Req wo Cons 5. Separate Comp Plan and Legis Cons 6. Separate Comp Plan and Admin Cons |
Conflict with Plans | Comprehensive, subarea and functional plans can lead to problems mitigating hazards and adapting to the impacts of climate change if they are not consistent. |
University of North Carolina’s Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) creation of Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard (PIRS) | 1. Create Scorecard thru identification of policies, in relation to where they are applied in the city, map them, score them. 2. Analyze physical and social vulnerability 3. Create resiliency through policy adjustments and plan integration |