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<br />..5: /E -b <br /> <br />development community as well as to community residents, it would be in order to adopt a <br />motion directing the staff to develop for City Council consideration a program for Advance <br />Planning and Reimbursement as described in this report, <br /> <br />Alternative <br />Take no action, in which case expenditures for advance planning are not reimbursed. <br /> <br />Fiscal Impact <br />Reimbursement for costs of advance planning would enable the City to recapture its <br />planning costs over time, and thus be in a better financial position to initiate additional <br />advance plans. <br /> <br />Michael Church <br />Planning Manager <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~-~ <br /> <br />Attachment <br /> <br />Ahwahnee Principles for Resource-Efficient Communities <br /> <br />Authors: Peter Calthorpe, Michael Corbett, Andres Duany, Elizabeth Moule, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and <br />Stefanos Polyzoides <br /> <br />Editor: Peter Katz, Judy Corbett, and Steve Weissman <br /> <br />Preamble: <br /> <br />Existing patterns of urban and suburban development seriously impair our quality of life. The symptoms are: <br />more congestion and air pollution resulting from our increased dependence on automobiles, the loss of <br />precious open space, the need for costly improvements to roads and public services, the inequitable <br />distribution of economic resources, and the loss of a sense of community. By drawing upon the best from the <br />past and the present, we can plan communities that will more successfully serve the needs of those who live <br />and work within them, Such planning should adhere to certain fundamental principles. <br /> <br />Community Principles <br /> <br />1. All planning should be in the form of complete and integrated communities containing housing, shops, <br />work places, schools, parks and civic facilities essential to the daily life of the residents. <br /> <br />2. Community size should be designed so that housing, jobs, daily needs and other activities are within <br />easy walking distance of each other. <br /> <br />3. As many activities as possible should be located within easy walking distance of transit stops. <br /> <br />4. A community should contain a diversity of housing types to enable citizens from a wide range of <br />economic levels and age groups to live within its boundaries. <br /> <br />5. Businesses within the community should provide a range of job types for the community's residents. <br /> <br />2 <br />