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Urban Planning Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Police Power | the government has a right to regulate protection of the public health, safety and welfare of society |
| eminent Domain | the government has the right to seize property for public use through condemnation for fair market value |
| Bermin v. Parker | supreme court ruled in favor of Parker development, eminent domain can be used to achieve an economic redevelopment |
| Kelo v. City of New London | supreme court ruled in favor of the city saying that eminent domain can be used to achieve an economic development |
| Hadacheck v. Sebastian | SC ruled in favor of Sebastian because of the 5 point test. This set the table for Euclid v. Ambler |
| 5 point test | 1. valid public purpose 2. due process of law 3. non-discriminatory 4. not arbitrary 5. does not take away ALL property value |
| Nexus test | the relationship between the problem and solution must be shown to uphold the validity of the condition for approval |
| Nollan v. California Coastal Commission | the coastal commission approved Nollans request BUT with conditions. The SC ruled in favor of Nollan saying that the Nexus was NOT met. |
| Dolan v. City of Tigard | The SC ruled in favor of Ms. Dolan saying that the requirement of a public access to the bike trail is excessive and that the Nexus was NOT met |
| Penn Central v. NYC | The SC ruled in favor of the city that grand central was a historical building and that penn central was making a reasonable return on their investment without demolition or addition |
| Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Commission | The SC ruled in favor of Lucas, a takings had occurred since ALL value of the land was taken away from him after he bought it |
| Palazzolo v. Rhode Island | The SC ruled in favor of Palazzolo however they passed it back down to lower courts for clarity. The supreme court of Rhode Island ruled in favor of the state since Palazzolo made a bad investment choice |
| Euclid v. Ambler | upheld the constitutionality of zoning |
| acquisition | securing of full or partial property rights |
| Town of Ramapo | 1969; the town enacted a land use ordinance that required certain criteria be met in order to get approval for a building permit to construct a single family home. This hurt the lower class as housing prices increased |
| Zoning | if you have a zoning code, you need a zoning board of appeals BOA is here to 1. hear appeals 2. requests for variances |
| Pierre L'Enfant | The designer of Washington D.C. |
| Why did development occur the way that it did? | Transportation (water - train - highways) |
| Cities in the 1830's | Congested, Compact, walkable |
| early tenement homes | no indoor plumbing, 5-7 story walkups, limited windows, 4 units per floor |
| Easement | - Restrictions that are imposed but the ownership of land does not change hands - can be regulated, purchased, or donated |
| Form Based Codes | more flexible and centered on the design focused on the relationship of the site to the surrounding area including the public spaces |
| Capital Improvements | municipalities can identify needs, priorities and cost estimates for public infrastructure investments |
| Census | First: 1790 Most recent: 2020 |
| Census Tracts | Hispanic is NOT a race, it is an ethnic origin so DO NOT add this to total population |
| Calculating Percent Poverty | % below/above = x/y y = % above + % below |
| Who designed central park? | Frederick Law Olmstead |
| Garden City Movement | - Ebenezer Howard designed it - central cities with a radial design, separation of land uses - Jane Jacobs DID NOT like this |
| Housing Act of 1949 | created urban renewal program; the focus of the urban renewal program was slum clearings and housing improvements |
| CDBG (community development block grant program) | - 1974; this replaced the urban renewal program - provided more flexibility to local governments on how they could spend money (primarily on low income people) |
| UDAG (urban development action grant program) | introduces private-public partnerships, focused on commercial improvements and development |
| EDA ( economic development association) | - 1980's; focused on job creation - created low income/unemployed areas |
| Housing act of 1934 | created the FHA |
| Housing act of 1937 | created the public housing program |
| Housing act of 1954 | extension of the 1949 act, required a workable plan for the development of neighborhoods |
| Housing act of 1965 | created the department of housing and urban development |
| Exclusionary zoning | prevented the creation of affordable housing |
| inclusionary zoning | voluntary or mandatory set aside to accommodate workforce housing |
| ISTEA (intermodal surface transportation efficiency act) | passed in 1991 to help plan the transportation along with development |
| Comprehensive plan | - 20-25 year document - updated every 3-5 years with citizens being involved in ALL steps of the process |
| National Environmental policy act | 1969-1970, created the EPA |
| Clean Air Act | 1970; dealt with 3 areas - stationary sources (smoke stacks) - Mobile Sources (cars, trucks etc.) - Asbestos and Led paint |
| Clean water act | 1972 - point source: specific identifiable locations of pollutant source - Non-point source: diverse locations (urban run off and rural run off) |
| 2015 Clean Power Plan | set minimum carbon pollution standards emitting from existing coal fired power plants |
| Combined Sewer Overflows | - primarily found in older urban communities - designed to discharge to a body of water during rain events when total flow exceeds the capacity of the sewers |
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