Surrounding density and diverse uses

Intent

To conserve land and protect farmland and wildlife habitat by encouraging development in areas with existing infrastructure. To promote walkability, and transportation efficiency and reduce vehicle distance traveled. To improve public health by encouraging daily physical activity.

Requirements

Option 1. Surrounding Density (2–4 points)
Locate on a previously developed site whose density in the surrounding area (i.e., within a ¼-mile [400-meter] radius of the project boundary) meets or exceeds the values in Table 1. Projects may calculate surrounding density using either the “separate residential and nonresidential densities” or the “combined density” values.

The counted density must be existing density, not zoned density.

(NEED TO ADD TABLE HERE)

If the surrounding residential and nonresidential densities are of different point values, use a weighted average of the two.

AND/OR

Option 2. Diverse uses (1–2 points)

Construct or renovate a building or a space within a building such that the building’s main entrance is within a ½-mile (800-meter) walking distance of the main entrance of four to seven (1 point) or eight or more (2 points) existing and publicly available diverse uses (listed in Appendix 1).

The following restrictions apply.

• A use counts as only one type (e.g., a retail store may be counted only once even if it sells products in several categories).
• No more than two uses in each use type may be counted (e.g. if five restaurants are within walking distance, only two may be counted).
• The counted uses must represent at least three of the five categories, exclusive of the building’s primary use.