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Re: E-M:/ High Density Developments to Preserve Agricultural Land???
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Enviro-Mich message from Kris Olsson <olssonk@umich.edu>
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I don't know anything about the Yackness proposal, but, generally, many
(and me too) would argue that in areas where infrastructure is provided
(i.e. urban areas) shouldn't even use the open space zoning, which
leaves a substantial amount of the parcel undeveloped. In these areas,
we should be encouraging as much infill, urban, walkable, livable-city
style development as possible to make most efficient use of the
infrastructure and take as much pressure as possible off of the
surrounding rural/open/agricultural lands. This would of course include
provisions for plenty of city parks, like in Ann Arbor, or New York
City, or Washington DC. Ideal would be a TDR program where the
community could transfer development credits into the urban area to
increase density, and out of the rural/ag area, to truly protect open
space where it should be protected.
Kris Olsson
Huron River Watershed Council
1100 N. Main Suite 210
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Anne P. Couture wrote:
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> Enviro-Mich message from "Anne P. Couture" <couture@jasnetworks.net>
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> Higher density residential developments are not necessarily a bad
> thing if implemented through Open Space zoning. The concepts of Open
> Space development embody several conservation planning principles.
> Some communities offer a density increase as an incentive to utilize
> open space (conservation) planning principles and design.
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> Shannon Carravallah wrote:
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>> Enviro-Mich message from Shannon Carravallah <scarravall@yahoo.com>
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>> Irving Yackness, representing the Building Industry
>> Association of Michigan, said Granholm's goals of
>> preserving agricultural land and open space can be met
>> by allowing higher-density developments.
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>> The Building Industry Association is proposing
>> communities allow eight units per acre on 50 percent
>> of their land with access to water and sewer services,
>> and allow one unit per acre on land without water and
>> sewer services.
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>> "We believe these objectives can be met by zoning for
>> higher density," Yackness said.
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>>> From The Oakland Press article LAND GROUP WANTS TO
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>> SAVE WETLANDS
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>> http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7785602&BRD=982&PAG=461&dept_id=467992&rfi=6
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