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I f Buildings cannot penetrate to a higher-intensity neighborhood or urban sky exposure plane which begins center district. kk 25'above front yard line k r: Part 3:The Zoning Map 15'min ® Presenting your zoning map again offers the front yard Zoning lot line community a chance to put the zoning dis- tricts in context.You may want to use your •\ existing zoning map for this portion,though c ' .� •� I would caution against it if your local map is laden with lots of text,an endless series of crisscrossing black lines,and little if any color. If this is the case,opt for aradical simplifica- tion that relies on color,heavily weighted lines to divide districts,and a clear labeling ®® �, scheme.This is not a replacement foryour Driveway mus[ , d line be at least 18'deep Front any zoning map.Instead,it is a clear and simple in front of a representation of it in broad strokes.There are garage a number of tools that can be used to develop 40'minimum Side yards must total 13'min, a map of this sort.ArcMap or other GIS ap- lot width each at least S'wide plications may be most useful at the outset, especially if you already have zoning map data.Alternatively,the Adobe Suite of graph- ics applications(Illustrator especially)might be useful to either clean up maps created 0 , -' Lot Lot Front Rear Bulletin Re uirea 3 in ArcMap,or to draw directly on an existing Width Area FAR OSR Yard Yard Side Yards(min) 9 q (min) (min) Height Parking �• orth0 hot0 rah .There are also free tools (max) (percent) (min) (min) # Total Each (max) (min) � p g p y 3,800 sf 0.5 150.0 75 ft 30 ft 2 13 tt Sft na' 1per dwell(ng unit built directly into Google Maps that allow you ' Regulations maydifferinLower Density Growth ManagementAreas ET to create your own basic,color coded and ' Height controlled bysky exposure plane,a sloping line that begins at a height of2S feet above front yardiine labeled maps that I have found useful. Take special care when noting zoning overlays and subdistricts.Adding them all from the very beginning has the potential to clutteryour map with(to the layperson)ar- cane rules governing downtown districts and Zoning is the language of the physical city.It Internet for good illustrative examples.For special environmental overlay areas.You can aims to promote an orderly pattern of devel- example,the New York City Department of City introduce these later,but ensure from the be- opment and to separate incompatible land Planning publishes the extraordinarily helpful ginning that your audience is getting as clear a uses,such as industrial uses and homes,to Zoning Handbook,which marries simple axo- vision as possible of the base-level map. ensure a pleasant environment. nometric drawings with photographs of con- forming buildings and clear explanations of Part 4:The Land-Use Review and Illustrate your definition with a graphic, the district(2o16).I have used this handbook Development Process drawing,or map to give the reader context.Try as a model for basic Zoning 7oi discussions It will be useful to walk your audience through to do this for all foundational concepts you with communities in Staten Island,New York. a basic representation of the land-use review might be presenting up front. There are clear benefits in having archetypal and development process.A clear picture "blank"buildings to illustrate zoning, of how things get built in your citywill be Part 2:The Zoning Code and Zoning Districts Organize your presentation so that extremely helpful to residents who may have It will likely be useful to orderyour city's zon- attendees can clearly see the differences little idea about the layers of approval,nego- ing districts as they are presented in the zon- between districts as you progress through tiation,and review that make up the develop- - Ing code.However,if you find your code's lay- the presentation.This visual contrast will be ment process.in many cities this flowchart out to be unintuitive,consider ordering by the helpful for your audience,and will help to can get enormously complicated.As with our intensity of use,starting with your residential contextualize your zoning map.This is why look at the zoning code and map,our goal is zoning districts.Be sure to use to use basic ordering your presentation by intensity of use not the most precise representation possible diagrams illustrating what is permitted in each is beneficial.Your audience should be able to of the process,but instead a broad-brush district.Consider developing these diagrams clearly see the progression of building type, representation that allows the community to if you don't already have them(SketchUp is size,and form as you progress from a low- give informed feedback.Try not to pack your a free and useful tool for this)or scour the intensity rural or suburban residential district slide with an endless series of recursive ar- ZONINGPRACTICE -12.16 AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION I page 6