Comments on: Northfield to Change Paradigms? http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/110/ Blogging and podcasting the people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Steve Wilmot http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/110/#comment-170 Steve Wilmot Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:19:46 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/110#comment-170 Ross, It is worth mentioning that in recent history Northfield's "Conventional Zoning" does not appear to work that well, as all of the recent developments have gone the PUD route, essentially being planned by the project rather than by the planning and zoning maps. One would hope that the "Form based" zoning would allow things to happen more organically, more understandably, and in context with what we already have. Ross,

It is worth mentioning that in recent history Northfield’s “Conventional Zoning” does not appear to work that well, as all of the recent developments have gone the PUD route, essentially being planned by the project rather than by the planning and zoning maps.

One would hope that the “Form based” zoning would allow things to happen more organically, more understandably, and in context with what we already have.

]]> By: Ross Currier http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/110/#comment-169 Ross Currier Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:51:14 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/110#comment-169 I don't know for sure but I doubt it. The approach seems to be fairly new. Dan Olson, Northfield City Planner, did give us a link to a website for Davidson, North Carolina that I found to be a powerful example: www.ci.davidson.nc.us/units/planning/ordinance/default.asp I don’t know for sure but I doubt it. The approach seems to be fairly new. Dan Olson, Northfield City Planner, did give us a link to a website for Davidson, North Carolina that I found to be a powerful example:
http://www.ci.davidson.nc.us/units/planning/ordinance/default.asp

]]> By: Griff Wigley http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/110/#comment-168 Griff Wigley Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:11:36 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/110#comment-168 Ross, are there any communities in Minnesota using this form-based zoning that you're aware of? Ross, are there any communities in Minnesota using this form-based zoning that you’re aware of?

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