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The SmartCode addressesthree scales of planning

Article 2 - Regional Scale (Sector Plans)Articles 3 & 4 - Community Scale

(New and Infill Plans)Article 5 - Block and Building Scale (Site Plans)

Regional Sectors contain Communities which contain

Transect Zones which contain elements appropriate to them

Five reasons to use the Transect and SmartCode

1. a new zoning paradigm in a common language

2. planning and zoning considered together

3. citizens and environmentalists easily get the concept

4. plug into the other scales the SmartCode addresses

5. plug in already coordinated transect-based Modules.

… plug in already coordinated transect-based Modules.

SmartCode Module Types

1. Standards / Regulations2. Performance-based Goals3. Guidelines4. Policy

Modules may be text, graphics or both, and may or may not have explanatory annotations.

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Kevin Colin

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Lamphier-Gregory

Purpose:

To Enable the SmartCode in California

General Plan

Regional Transportation Plans

Air Quality Plans

Planning & Zoning Law

Airport Compatibility Plans

Coastal Act

SB 375

CA Environmental Quality Act

General Plan

Regional Transportation Plans

Air Quality Plans

Planning & Zoning Law

Airport Compatibility Plans

Coastal Act

SB 375

CA Environmental Quality Act

Capital Improvement Plans

Mobility Plans

Zoning Regulations

Subdivision Regulations

Design Guidelines

Redevelopment Plans

Specific Plans

General Plan

Regional Transportation Plan

Air Quality Plans

Planning & Zoning Law

Airport Compatibility Plan

Coastal Act

SB 375

CA Environmental Quality Act

Mobility Plans

Specific Plans

Capital Improvement Plans

Subdivision Regulations

Design Guidelines

Redevelopment Plans

Zoning Regulations

State / Regional Local Implementation

General Plan

Regional Transportation Plan

Air Quality Plans

Planning & Zoning Law

Airport Compatibility Plan

FEMA

SB 375

CA Environmental Quality Act

Subdivision Regulations

Specific Plans

Capital Improvement Plans

Mobility Plans

Design Guidelines

Redevelopment Plans

Zoning RegulationsGeneral Plan

Subdivision Regulations

Zoning Regulations

General Plan

Subdivision Regulations

Zoning Regulations

General Plan

Subdivision Regulations

Zoning Regulations

General Plan

Enabling Legislation Implementing Regulations

Plan

Code

Plan

Intent reformatted as Principles

Establish Transect for implementation

Article 1

Article 2

Article 2

Table 2A

Plan

Code

Plan

Code

Correlate all

Community Unit types

to

Transect Zones

Table 2B

Identify

Development

intensities

for all

Community Units

via Transect Zones

Table 2B

Map all

Community Unit types

Table 2B

Correlate all

Special Districts

to

Euclidean Zones

Table 2C

Sectors

O1 O2

G3 G4 G5

SD

Planning Area

Sphere of Influence

City Limits

Community Units

RCD-1 TND-2

RCD-2 TND-3

TND-4

SD-3SD-2

City Limits

G3

G4

G5

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Laura Hall &

Robert Alminana Kevin Colin Lisa Porras

California SmartCode to Debut at CNU 18

Laura Hall &

Robert Alminana Kevin Colin Lisa Porras

Suburban Mall - Existing and Repaired

Suburban Mall - Deficiency Diagrams

Existing Suburban Mall

Evolution of the Mall

Devolution of the Mall

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