States and their local governments have practical tools to help combat urban sprawl, protect farmland, promote affordable housing, and encourage redevelopment. They appear in the American Planning Association's Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook: Model Statutes for Planning and the Management of Change, 2002 Edition.
Chapter 1. Initiating Planning Statute Reform
Chapter 2. Purposes and Grant of Power
Chapter 5. State Land-Use Control
Table 7-5. Summary of State Statutory Requirements for Comprehensive Plans
Chapter 8. Local Land Development Regulation
Chapter 9 Special and Environmental Land Development Regulations and Land-Use Incentives
Chapter 10. Administrative and Judicial Review of Land-Use Decisions
Chapter 11. Enforcement of Land Development Regulations
Chapter 12. Integrating State Environmental Policy Acts into Local Planning
Chapter 13. Financing Required Planning
Chapter 14. Tax Equity Devices and Tax Relief Programs
Appendix. Statements from Members of the Growing Smart Directorate
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