Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Appendix A, Land Use Supplementlevels at property lines. In addition,they require the use of cut‐offfixtures to prevent glare. Bufferyardscan be required that cut off views,noise, and vehicle lights as well.Traffic concerns can be addressed bylimiting the type of roads to which agas station has access, or byregulating the distance of curb‐cutsfrom intersections.Performance zoning measuresinclude the following:Intensity and density ‐ Zoning isAn example of no lighting standardsintended to implement thecomprehensive plan. In addition tothe zoning district use, a primaryelement of all forms of zoning isregulating the intensity or density ofdevelopment. Plans often refer tolow, medium, and high densityresidential use. The low density mayrefer to a one‐half acre single‐familylot whereas one quarter acre lotswould be medium density, andattached housing and multi‐familywould relate to high density. Nearlyall land use plans have multiplelevels of residential density andcommercial land uses. Zoning hasRegulated outdoor lightingbeen the tool by which theachievement of the desiredintensities is secured. All of the four basic approaches can achieve theseresults.Community character ‐ One of the purposes of zoning from its earliest days topresent times has been to protect the character of neighborhoods and thecommunity. This is certainly the expectation of citizens as to what zoning is toachieve. The Alvin Comprehensive plan suggests broad classifications of landuse character, including rural, suburban, and urban. Density and land use arePage A-18