downzone
Reduce building allowances
Downzone is a planning term meaning to reclassify land for less intensive use—typically reducing the density or scale of development allowed.
A neighborhood might be downzoned from commercial to residential, or from high-rise to low-rise.
The city council voted to downzone the waterfront district.
The opposite is upzone.
Preventing waste or loss
- greenbeltProtected open space around urban areas
- open spaceUnobstructed outdoor area
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- neighborhood characterMemorable area resident
single-family · low-density · protect · preserve · stabilize · detached housing · historic district · agricultural land
Official government regulation
- limitationBound on extent
- restrictionLimit on action
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
prohibition · control · curtailment · bylaw · variance · permitting · encumbrance · barrier
Mass-to-volume ratio
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- growthIncrease in size
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- constructionProcess of building something
developers · investment · expansion · gentrification · sustainability · renewal · scale back · decrease
Thorough strategy for everything
- planning commissionBody overseeing land-use decisions
- public hearingOfficial meeting for citizen input
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
- master planOverall strategic framework
urban sprawl · environmental impact · infrastructure · neighborhood character · housing affordability · landowner rights · community input · impact assessment
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- greenbeltProtected open space around urban areas
- open spaceUnobstructed outdoor area
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
neighborhood character · single-family · low-density · protect · preserve · stabilize · detached housing · historic district · agricultural land
ordinance
Official government regulation
- limitationBound on extent
- restrictionLimit on action
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
moratorium · prohibition · control · curtailment · bylaw · variance · permitting · encumbrance · barrier · impediment
density
Mass-to-volume ratio
construction · developers · investment · expansion · gentrification · sustainability · renewal · scale back · decrease · intensity
comprehensive plan
Thorough strategy for everything
- planning commissionBody overseeing land-use decisions
- public hearingOfficial meeting for citizen input
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
master plan · urban sprawl · environmental impact · infrastructure · neighborhood character · housing affordability · landowner rights · community input · impact assessment