RE: Seeking examples of Community gardens in Zoning Codes, Planning Documents, Ordinances,etc.

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Joe:

Per our call, check out the land use ordinances in Toronto and Montreal for
North American examples of well established Zoning Codes and Ordinances, and
official Land Use Plan and Policy documents for your use.

I'd also contact somebody at the Midwest regional office of the Trust for
Public Land for land use language pointers. :
http://www.igc.apc.org/tpl/nearu/mwro/index.html

If they come up empty, try the TPL National office for applicable statutes,
policy etc. - the "green cities program" people may have some additonal
language for you to lift in yur drafting process:

http://www.igc.apc.org/tpl/nearu/

This English CG site and links may be useful to you:

http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/

Please let us all know how this works our for you.

Adam Honigman

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Joe Mathers [SMTP:joem@cacscw.org]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 02, 2001 3:15 PM
> To:	community_garden@mallorn.com
> Cc:	Jerry Kaufmann; Sol levin; Barbara Vedder; Caryl Terrell
> Subject:	[cg] Seeking examples of Community gardens in Zoning Codes,
> Planning Documents, Ordinances,etc.
> 
> Presently, we have a multi-agency City staff/multi-non government and
> private citizen Committee that is looking at making comprehensive
> inclusions of community gardening into the fabric of the various codes,
> plans and ordinances.
>  
> The City of Madison Ad-Hoc Committee on Community Gardening is seeking
> examples of how community gardens have been incorporated into 1) Zoning
> Codes and Ordinances, and 2) official Land Use Plan and Policy documents. 
>  
> Presently, community gardens are not a stand-alone "listed use" and are an
> accessory use to other uses. It is sometimes necessary to "stretch"
> existing definitions to accommodate community gardens within the
> regulatory framework.
> Could you please reply by January 25 in case I need to follow up with you
> before our next Committee meeting.
>  
> Thank you in advance.
>  
> Additional contact info:
>  
> Joe Mathers 
> Community Action Coalition - Community Garden Coordinator 
> (608)246-4730 x212 ph
> (608)246-4760  fax (in case you can't attach any documents)

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