Land
Use and Conservation
Introduction
to LUC
Credits
In the preparation of the following credits, the Land Use
and Conservation (LUC) Committee focused on how the built environment
fits into
the Greater Yellowstone region -- a landscape shaped by incredible
environmental diversity, open vistas, strong communities and intimate
natural
relationships.
The Asset Inventory and
“Spirit of Place” prerequisite (see PPIPRE)
is designed to shape the developer’s understanding of
the site in context of the surrounding community. This understanding
should
form the basis for the uniting concepts that will guide project
decision making
in all the LUC credits.
At the core of the LUC credits is an
approach to thinking
about development density. This is as an opportunity to recognize those
projects that move beyond the recent development pattern that has
created a
system of disconnected, sprawled developments within the Greater
Yellowstone
ecosystem. The density credit is structured to reward projects that are
designed and located to limit impacts on the defining ecosystem values.
The remaining LUC credits address key
development issues
unique to, or characteristic of, this high mountain region. Maximum
points will
be achieved by projects that emphasize long-term preservation of open
space,
sensitive resources, visual quality, and community well being.
The environmental issues addressed by
the LUC credit
category include:
•
Choosing
appropriate sites so that sensitive
resources are protected
•
Minimizing
slope disturbance
•
Protections
of existing viewscapes
•
Protection
of views of the night sky and
nocturnal habitat
•
Minimization
of risk from natural disasters
•
Conservation
of land resources and reduced environmental
impact through increased density of the built environment
•
Restoration
of contaminated sites
•
Conservation
of land into perpetuity
Innovation
is encouraged and exemplary performance will be awarded additional
points.
Committee
Members for
Land Use and Conservation
Sandy Mason, Valley Advocates for
Responsible Development, Driggs,
ID
Kathy Rinaldi, Valley Advocates for
Responsible Development,
Driggs, ID
Wesley R. Womack, Womack &
Associates, Inc., Jackson,
WY
Bill Collins, Collins Planning
Associates, Jackson,
WY
Arne Jorgensen, Hawtin Jorgensen
Architects, Jackson,
WY
Chris Saunders, City of Bozeman,
Bozeman, MT
Ian S. Tuttle, Valley Advocates for
Responsible Development,
Victor, ID
Facilitator
- Wendy
Green Lowe, P2 Solutions, Idaho
Falls, ID
LUC
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