§ 7-101

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§7–101.

To encourage the preservation of natural resources or the provision of affordable housing and to facilitate orderly development and growth, a local jurisdiction that exercises authority granted by this division may enact, and is encouraged to enact, local laws providing for or requiring:

(1)the planning, staging, or provision of adequate public facilities and affordable housing;

(2)off–site improvements or the dedication of land for public facilities essential for a development;

(3)moderately priced dwelling unit programs;

(4)mixed use developments;

(5)cluster developments;

(6)planned unit developments;

(7)alternative subdivision requirements that:

(i)meet minimum performance standards set by the local jurisdiction; and

(ii)reduce infrastructure costs;

(8)floating zones;

(9)incentive zoning; and

(10)performance zoning.