A planning consultant has been approached by a developer to prepare a report on the rezoning of the developer's property from a large lot one-family zone to a high-density one-family zone. Although the property lies partly within a delineated flood-hazard area and contains wetlands, the developer wants to use the entire site and obtain the maximum number of housing units permitted in a high-density zone. The planner should do which of the following?
Scenario
You are a newly hired planner involved in the process of preparing a new recreation plan for your community.
Your supervisor learns that the City Council is anxious to take action on a recreation plan, and therefore, you are instructed to prepare the plan without scheduling any time for public participation or public comment.
What might you do first?
Scenario
The local YMCA is proposing to build a swimming pool next to their existing facility in your medium-sized town. You are a planner and must review the development proposal. The wife of one of the senior planners is the YMCA director. The husband of the planning director is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the YMCA. Everybody on the YMCA board is a family friend to both the senior planner and the planning
What theory of urban form holds that human settlements are organized around several discrete centers?
Which of the following is the starting point for planning activities?
