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Large Lot Zoning: This land use planning technique is perhaps most widely used to try to mitigate the impacts of development on receiving water quality. The technique involves zoning land at very low densities to disperse impervious cover over very large areas. From the standpoint of watershed protection, large lot zoning is most effective when lots are extremely large (2 to 20 acre lots). While large lot zoning does tend to reduce the impervious cover and therefore the amount of stormwater runoff at a particular location, it also spreads development over vast areas. The road networks required to connect these large lots can actually increase the total amount of imperviousness created for each dwelling unit. In addition, large lot zoning contributes to regional sprawl.
Infill/Community Redevelopment: Infill development encourages new development in unused or underutilized land in existing urban areas. Community redevelopment is a planning initiative to foster revitalization of existing neighborhoods by redeveloping existing buildings and properties that are severely blighted or damaged.
Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs): This land use management technique can support local comprehensive planning goals and facilitate Watershed Based Zoning proposals by transferring development potential from sensitive subwatersheds to subwatersheds designated for growth. The principle of TDRs is based on the premise that ownership of land entails certain property rights. While some of these rights may be restricted by zoning, building codes, environmental constraints, and the like, land owners are �entitled� to use their land for the �highest and best use.�