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Louisiana Land Use
Toolkit
Tara E. Titone
Resiliency and Rejuvenation… A New Resource for Louisiana
February 04, 2011
Center for Planning Excellence will educate and engage Louisiana communities on the best planning practices to build upon our unique traditions. CPEX will guide communities toward their visions by providing models, tools and expertise for inclusive planning practices.
“Each community in Louisiana made extraordinary through planning excellence.”
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Parish Planning Activities
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Municipal Capacity
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• 50-year guide for growth and development
• 35 coastal parishes
• Largest community outreach effort in U.S. History (27,000 citizens)
• Surveys – 2,500+ • Workshops – 1,000+ • Regional Polling – 23,000+
• Engaged people in choices and consequences
Louisiana Speaks Regional Plan
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Adopted Plans
Plans in Progress
Toolkit Pilots
CPEX Community Planning
Louisiana Speaks Recommendation
“Develop Model Codes for Community Development”
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Zoning- use, lot area
Subdivision- streets, access
Development Standards- parking, landscaping, lighting, outdoor storage, signs
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What is the Toolkit?
Free resource Easy and affordable to administer
Adopt completely or cafeteria-style
Flexible for multiple locations and contexts
Consists of clear, concise, graphically-oriented, user-friendly rules
Toolkit Goals
More efficient and affordable infrastructure
Housing options
Diverse, attractive and walkable communities
Mix of land uses and destinations
Protection of natural and open space areas
Fair and predictable development decisions
Protection of property values
Viable transportation choices
Desired Outcomes
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Toolkit Implementation
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Context Area Mapping
Context Area Mapping
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District Mapping
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Application of Building Types
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Toolkit…Building Types
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita’s
effects
Two ‘Pilot’ Communities:
Tangipahoa and West Feliciana
Parishes
Began with Comprehensive Plans
and Future Land Use Maps
Similar implementation
challenges in each
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Model Parish Implementation
Tangipahoa Toolkit Implementation
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Traditional Development Patterns
Toolkit…Development Decisions
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Coastal Communities Addition Coastal Best Practices Manual
Resource Protection
Hazard Mitigation Guidelines
Coastal Addition to Toolkit
Toolkit Next Steps
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West Feliciana Toolkit
Implementation
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Tara Titone
