Performance Zoning

From ReCode

Introduction

Most zoning in the US is Euclidean: well-defined uses allowed in specific, discrete places.  Various kinds of uses are generally separated (residential, commercial, agricultural, etc.) and conformance is based on very specific conditions (#s of customers, sq ft of space use, etc.)

Performance zoning, on the other, outlines a set of outcomes based on values of the community.  Developers and neighborhood then collaborate to establish how they're meeting the criteria, subject to review and verification by municipality.

Additional Resources

• Also see related page Ecovillage Zone Proposal for some impplementation ideas.
• Here's a PPT presentation that includes some discussion of the merits of this approach: Land Use Presentation
• Here is a proposal for Resident Forest Stewardship--increasing densities in resource zones for forest health.

Media:Resident_Forest_Stewardship_Proposal.doc

• There is precedent in the "Oregon Experiment", the master plan for the University of Oregon

External link to the Oregon Experiment:[1]