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An Act to provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land in excess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the construction of buildings on such land and for matters connected therewith, with a view to preventing the concentration of urban land in the hands of a few persons and speculation and profiteering therein and with a view to ...
As a 1973 Urban Land Institute study noted: "A Title VII commitment bestows almost instant credibility on the developer in the financial community, since it legally allies the federal government with the developer. It also reassures the local governments and communities affected of the developer's real obligation to meet the planning ...
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Displays the parameter wrapped in ceiling symbols. This template is for display, not calculation. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Operand 1 The operand of the ceiling function Example π Line required Examples {{ceil|45.23}} → ⌈45.23⌉ {{ceil|''x''}} → ⌈ x ⌉ {{ceil|{{sfrac|2''a''|''b ...
An urban growth boundary (UGB) is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by, in its simplest form, mandating that the area inside the boundary be used for urban development and the area outside be preserved in its natural state or used for agriculture. Legislating for an urban growth boundary is one way, among many ...
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Floor area ratio (FAR) is the ratio of a building's total floor area (gross floor area) to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built. It is often used as one of the regulations in city planning along with the building-to-land ratio. [1] The terms can also refer to limits imposed on such a ratio through zoning.
The act championed by Senator Thomas W. L. Ashley, provided federal support for the development of new towns by private developers through the department of Housing and Urban Development. The New Community Development Corporation was formed to distribute and manage $500 million in bond guarantees to developers in increments of up to $50 million ...