Smart Growth Law and Legal Definition
Smart growth refers to a perspective, method, and goal for managing the growth of a community. It is environmentally-sensitive land development with the goals of minimizing dependence on auto transportation, reducing air pollution, and making infrastructure investments more efficient.
The following is a state law that provides a statutory framework regarding smart growth:
Smart growth is a principle of land development that emphasizes mixing land uses, increases the availability of affordable housing by creating a range of housing opportunities in neighborhoods, takes advantage of compact design, fosters distinctive and attractive communities, preserves open space, farmland, natural beauty and critical environmental areas, strengthens existing communities, provides a variety of transportation choices, makes development decisions predictable, fair and cost effective and encourages community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions. [ALM GL ch. 40R, § 1].
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Related Legal Terms
- Eat Smart Play Hard
- Economic Growth
- Eligible Locations for Smart Growth
- Growth Capital
- Growth Company
- Growth Fund
- Growth Stock
- Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
- National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant) Program [Education]
- National SMART Grant Scheduled Award [Education]
