Performance Zoning

While traditional zoning specifies allowable land uses in each district, performance zoning specifies standards of land use intensity that are acceptable in each district. Performance zoning focusses on the performance of the parcel and how it impacts adjacent lands and public facilities, not on the use of the land. This gives municipalities and developers more flexibility in designing projects, because the use of a property is not restricted as long as the impacts to the surrounding land are not negative (as defined in the specific regulation).