1. Ten Things to Know About Corridor Protection and Land Development Regulations Richard Ducker School of Government UNC – Chapel Hill October 20, 2004 NCSITE Access Management and Corridor Protection Workshop

2. The regulatory tool box for corridor protection  Reservation of right-of-way as condition of rezoning  Transportation corridor official map  Zoning setbacks from proposed alignments  Reservation as condition of plat approval  Road “coordination” as condition of plat approval  Transfer of density credits

3. Don’t talk about cutting right-of-way acquisition costs

4. The rise of conditional zoning can help

5. Legal issues (including compensation) remain

6. Property owners will wonder if/when the road will be built

7. It helps if the property owner is asleep

8. The relative size of the protected corridor makes a difference

9. It is good if residual land has decent access to proposed road

10. It is not good to bait and switch

11. Mitigation measures are a source of salvation –Building setbacks from “proposed” right- of-way  Variances –Official maps  Property tax relief for corridor land  Temporary uses of land in corridor –Density transfer allowances

12. The downside risk of a bad decision is not great