Design Information for Developers

Communities can encourage certain types of development (e.g., affordable housing, traditional neighborhood designs, or designs that are energy efficient, ecologically sensitive, or pedestrian friendly), by providing educational materials to developers when they first call to inquire about municipal laws and/or availability of property. Highlighting certain educational materials during a developer's initial contact with a municipality can set the tone early in the development review process of what is expected of a developer and what is valued in that community.