Building Codes are different from use of land because building codes and regulations are

restricted to the structure

Methods to Control

Use of Lands
- zoning
- subdivisions regulations
- legal ownership *deed(title)

Right of Way: land next to yours that you dont own. ex. Roads with parking on either
side

Eminent Domain: property purchased by the state for the benefit of the public

Easement: Land that you own and someone else has the right to use (utilities) you can
not build over this land

Deed: includes
- property description
- restrictions: easement, mineral rights

Taxes
- Personal Property tax
- Real property tax (developers or owners)
a.) General Property tax
b.) Special assessment Property tax

a.) General Property Tax

- appraised value of property: apportionment
- assessed value: value that you base your taxes

b.) Special Assessment Property Tax

$ design , construction , financing
- Benefit district method
total assessed values
- streets, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, waterlines
- Benefits everyone based on their land value
- 20-25 years of payback
- Frontage Method based on the length of the frontage onto the road
- Pertains to streets and storm sewers
Zoning

Planning Board 1st Public Hearing

Agenda (created by planning staff)

Staff introduce proposal

- entity requesting proposed revision presents
- other agencies are present
- open a public hearing
- close hearing
- Board Discussion and deliberation
- Action:
- recommend approval
- recommend denial
- submit with no recommendations
- table their proposal

Elected Body Meeting 2nd Public Hearing

Agenda (by mayor or city manager)
- same process as 1st Planning Board Meeting except for actions

- Actions
> Approve on 1st reading of Ordinance
> Deny the proposal
> Send a proposal back to the planning board
> table proposal

Elected Body Meeting 3rd Public Hearing

- Usually very Short

- Actions
> (usually) approve on 2nd Reading of Ordinance - effective on date of ___
Site Construction (Site Analysis)

Knowledge for Site Selection Team

1.) Design
2.) Construction
3.) Costs
4.) Legal Aspects
5.) Financing
6.) Public Relations
7.) Political Environment
8.) Economics (ROI)

Manufacturing
- bring in raw materials
- convert to a finished product
- distribute finished product to market

Owner Site Consideration

a.) Feasibility
- Is there need for: product or service
- is there adequate labor force?
- Availability of raw materials?
- Transportation for raw material and finished product

b.) Project Costs

1.) Initial Costs of project
2.) Costs of maintenance, repairs, and replacement
3.) Operating Costs
- Electrical Power
- Tax Levies
- Cost of Heating and Air Conditioning
> quality of system used
> operational costs
> quality of structural materials
- Insurance
> quality of the construction
> police/security availability
> Fire Fighting services -> location