Georgia Considers Plan To Preserve Green Space

Transferable development rights (TDR)-- successful in other states--are being considered to protect farmland and environmentally sensitive zones while allowing intown development.

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December 13, 2000, 11:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Transferable development rights, or TDRs, allow development credits to be transferred from low-density areas --- usually in agricultural or environmentally sensitive zones --- to areas with higher densities, suchas town centers. The measure, approved by the General Assembly in 1998, has worked in other states but has beenslow to gain popularity here.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Sate plan to preserve green space considered in Athens, N. Georgia

Monday, December 11, 2000 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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