Presented on June 21, 2011 at the 4th Coastal Advisory Committee Meeting by Code Studio

1. Model Regulations for Costal & Riverine Development
Coastal Best Practices Advisory Committee Meeting
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

2. Who iS CoDE STUDio?
»»Specialize»in»Drafting»Zoning,»
Subdivision,»&»Development»
Regulations
»»Experience»Working»in»Both»Rural»
&»Urban»Communities»
»»Experience»Working»throughout»
Louisiana»
»» Louisiana»Land»Use»Toolkit
»» West»Feliciana»&»Tangipahoa»Parishes
»» Jena»Town»Plan
»» Coastal»Best»Practices»Manual
»» Cities»of»Abbeville»and»Thibodaux
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

3. CoDE STUDio - LoUiSiAnA ExPERiEnCE
LOUISIANA LAND USE TOOLKIT: 3.0
CENTER FOR PLANNING EXCELLENCE
LOUISIANA LAND USE TOOLKIT: 3.0 CENTER FOR PLANNING EXCELLENCE
LOUISIANA LAND USE TOOLKIT: 3.0
CENTER FOR PLANNING EXCELLENCE
SUBDIVISION CODE
IMPLEMENTATION HANDBOOK
ZONING CODE
WEST FELICIANA PARISH DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
WEST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA Jena’s Vision
TANGIPAHOA PARISH DEVELOPMENT CODE: ADOPTED JANUARY 26, 2010
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUISIANA
Natural Rural Estate Suburban Urban Special
Natural Rural Countryside Suburban Special
PROGRESS Draft
July 28, 2010
Public Review Draft
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
June 21, 2010
history | community | landscape
A growth plan for the Town of Jena, Louisiana
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

4. CoDE STUDio - LoUiSiAnA ExPERiEnCE
zONING Practice JANUARY 2011
AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION
issue number 1
Practice resilience
BEST PRAC TICES MANUAL
1
FOR DEVELOPMENT
in Coastal Louisiana
A LOCAL PLANNING GUIDE FOR BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT IN COASTAL LOUISIANA:
PRESERVATION, RESILIENCY, RESTORATION, ADAPTATION, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SAFETY
1
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

5. Why ARE WE hERE ToDAy?
»»Overview»of»the»Model»Regulations
»»Highlight»the»Connection»to»the»Best»
Practice»Manual
»»Discuss»Why»Regulations»are»Helpful
»»Where»We’ve»Been»&»Where»We’re»Going
»»Outline»Our»Initial»Work»in»the»Pilot»
Communities»of»Abbeville»&»Thibodaux»
»»Provide»an»Overview»of»our»Revised»
Approach»to»Model»Regulations»
»»Hear»From»You
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

6. WhAT TyPES of REgULATionS?
»»Local»Regulations»=»Ordinances
»»Help»Communities»Better»Live»
with»Water»-»Eliminate»Silos
»» Flood»Damage»Reduction
»» Stormwater»Management
»» Borrow»Pit»Standards
»» Integrating»Landscaping»&»Stormwater
»» Tree»Protection
»»Refine»the»Toolkit»to»Reflect
»» Elevation»of»Structures»&»Strategic»Site»
Design
»» Local»Infrastructure»Protection
»» Natural»Resource»Protection
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

7. hoW Do ThE REgULATionS SUPPoRT ThE MAnUAL?
»»Guided»by»the»Strategies»&»
Recommendations»in»the»Manual
»»Calibrated»by»Geotypes»to»get»the»
Right»Rules»in»the»Right»Places
»»Implement»the»Best»Practices»»»
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

8. Why ARE REgULATionS hELPfUL?
»»Makes»Economic»Sense
»» Community»Rating»System
»» Hazard»Mitigation
»» More»predictability»in»development
»»Required»by»Federal»Law
»» EPA»-»Impaired»Waterbodies
»» FEMA»-»Flood»Insurance
»»Higher»Quality»of»Life
»» Leveraging»conventional»stormwater»
management»into»a»green»community»asset
»» Elevating»structures»AND»activating»the»street
»»Improved»Safety
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

9. WhERE WE’vE BEEn & WhERE WE’RE going
»»Where»We’ve»Been:
»» Best»Practice»Manual»Team
»» Conducted»Regulatory»Research
»» Tours»of»the»Louisiana»Gulf»Coast
»» Listening»Sessions»and»Issues»
Meetings»with»Pilot»Communities
»» Draft»Approach»to»Local»
Implementations
»»Where»We’re»Going
»» Draft»Local»Regulations
»» Local»Workshops
»» Draft»Model»Regulations
»» Technical»Review»Committee»Meetings
»» Integrate»with»the»Louisiana»Land»Use»
Toolkit
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

10. ABBEviLLE & ThiBoDAUx
»»Selected»to»Participate»in»Pilot»Program
»»Meetings»with»Local»Development»
Professionals,»Staff»&»Stakeholders
»»Toured»both»Communities
»»Evaluated»Current»Regulations
»»Worked»with»the»Best»Practice»Manual»
to»propose»a»Regulatory»Approach»for»
both»Communities
»»Currently»Drafting»Model»Regulations
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

11. fLooD DAMAgE REDUCTion - ASSESSMEnT
»»Adopted»Basic»FEMA»Model»
Ordinance»with»No»Calibration»to»
Local»Needs
»»Not»Leveraging»CRS»Opportunities
»»Not»Planning»for»Impacts»of»long»
term»Climate»Change
»»Not»addressing»the»Physical»
Impacts»of»Elevated»Structures
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

12. SToRMWATER MAnAgEMEnT - ASSESSMEnT
»»Regulate»Pre-Construction»
Stormwater»Runoff
»»Not»Regulating»Post-Construction»
Stormwater»Runoff
»»Not»Integrated»with»Flood»Damage»
Reduction»Ordinance
»»Relying»Exclusively»on»Conventional»
Stormwater»Management»
Approaches»»
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

13. Living WiTh WATER oRDinAnCE
»»Integrating»Flood»Damage»Reduction,»
Stormwater»Management»and»Borrow»
Pit»Standards
»»Pre-Approved»CRS»Credits»=»Reduction»
in»Flood»Insurance
»»Pre-Approval»of»Innovative»Stormwater»
Management»Techniques
»» Light»Imprint»/»Low»Impact»Development
»» Often»Less»Expensive»and»Better»Performance
»» Community»Assets»-»Improve»Property»Values
»»Calibrate»to»Meet»the»Needs»of»
Abbeville»and»Thibodaux
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

14. LAnDSCAPing & TREE PRESERvATion oRDinAnCE
»»Little»to»no»Landscaping»or»Tree»
Preservation»Rules
»»Help»Retain»Bio-Shields
»»Linked»with»Stormwater»
Management
»» Streetscapes
»» Parking»Areas
»» Stormwater»Credits
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

15. inTEgRATion WiTh ThE TooLkiT
»»Incorporate»Living»With»Water»
Ordinance
»» Organize»BMPs»by»Context»Area
»»Include»Watershed»Protection»
Overlay»Option
»»Green»Stormwater»
Infrastructure»&»Landscaping
»» Parking»Areas
»» Streets
»»Address»Elevated»Structures
»»Review»Coastal»Building»Types
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011

16. hEARing fRoM yoU
»»Technical»Advisory»Committee
»»Questions?
Model Regulations for Coastal and Riverine Development | Code Studio June 21, 2011