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== Urban density as green zoning: 'Ace' Houston et al ==
Seattle resident and architect Andrew Grant 'Ace' Houston wrote in "[https://www.housecosmopolitan.com/blog/banning-exclusionary-zoning-introducing-green-zoning A New Emerald City: Banning Exclusionary Zoning, Introducing 'Green Zoning'.]" 9 August 2019, presenting "Green zoning" as the enivonmentally and social beneficial antithesis to [[Exclusionary_zoning|exclusionary zoning]].
Houston defines exclusionary zoning as:
<blockquote>''single-family zoning, single-unit detached zoning, any rules that limit the number of residences on a piece of land (which is not the same as limits on impervious cover), any rules that limit the number of unrelated people who can live together on a piece of property, et al.''</blockquote> ▼
▲''single-family zoning, single-unit detached zoning, any rules that limit the number of residences on a piece of land (which is not the same as limits on impervious cover), any rules that limit the number of unrelated people who can live together on a piece of property, et al.''
He then presents seven benefits to "Green zoning," achieved by repealing all forms of exclusionary zoning as defined:
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#New Green Space will be prioritized with Green Zoning<br/>
== Critiques ==
[Wolf 2011]:
<blockquote>''The focus of this essay is a growing practice to which we can attach the label “Green Zoning” — the incorporation of LEED and competing privately generated standards into local government law, as part of the existing zoning or land use ordinance, or as a free-standing green building ordinance. After reviewing some of the pertinent literature on this topic, this essay will highlight and provide illustrations of six problems with Green Zoning practices:''</blockquote> <blockquote>''1. The Delegation Problem — Can and should local laws be based on a moving target (standards set by private parties that continue to change and evolve)?<br/> 2. The Compatibility Problem — Are some green building standards inconsistent with good planning practices?<br/> 3. The Expertise Problem — Are already overburdened local officials up to the task of incorporating, administering, and overseeing Green Zoning?<br/> 4. The Eco-Political Problem — How or should local officials factor in the battles waged over green building standards?<br/> 5. The Laboratory Problem — Are variations from locality to locality a good idea, or do state standards make more sense in this area?<br/> 6. The Philosophical Problem — What role should builders, architects, and industry experts play in shaping zoning and planning ordinances?'' </blockquote>
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== References ==
*Houston, Andrew Grant ("Ace"). "A New Emerald City: Banning Exclusionary Zoning, Introducing 'Green Zoning'." House Cosmopolitan blog, 9 August 2019. [https://www.housecosmopolitan.com/blog/banning-exclusionary-zoning-introducing-green-zoning https://www.housecosmopolitan.com/blog/banning-exclusionary-zoning-introducing-green-zoning]<br/>
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