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Photo courtesy of Tim McCabe, USDA NRCS

By mapping future facility requirements, such as streets, highways, parks and drainage systems, municipalities can reserve land for the future; without the consent of the municipality, the reserved land may not be used for other purposes. It is a key tool to address the issue of road access management, as well. Adoption of an official map can be done as a stand-alone law, or can be incorporated into zoning, site plan review, or subdivision regulations.

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