Land Use & ZoningIntermediateArizona Exam

In Arizona, 'transferable development rights' (TDR) programs allow property owners in designated 'sending areas' to:

ADonate development rights to the local government for a property tax exemption, with the rights held in a public TDR bank until purchased by a private developer
BSell their unused development rights to developers in designated 'receiving areas,' allowing sending area land to remain undeveloped while receiving areas develop more denselyCorrect
CTransfer existing entitlements to an adjacent parcel they own, allowing higher-density development on one parcel while leaving the other undeveloped
DConvert unused agricultural water rights into tradable development credits under Arizona's Water-Land Integration Program administered by ADWR

Why Sell their unused development rights to developers in designated 'receiving areas,' allowing sending area land to remain undeveloped while receiving areas develop more densely Is Correct

Answer B: Sell their unused development rights to developers in designated 'receiving areas,' allowing sending area land to remain undeveloped while receiving areas develop more densely

TDR programs are planning tools that allow landowners in areas where development should be limited (sending areas—farmland, habitat, historic sites) to sell their development rights to developers in areas where denser development is desired (receiving areas). The sending area owner receives value for restricting development; the receiving area developer can build more densely.

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