Land Use & Zoning

A Connecticut municipality wants to preserve agricultural land. Which zoning tool would be most effective?

ACommercial overlay zones
BAgricultural zoning with minimum lot sizes, purchase of development rights (PDR), or agricultural conservation easements✓ Correct
CDensity bonuses for residential development near farms
DTransit-oriented development zones

Explanation

Agricultural land preservation is accomplished through a combination of agricultural zoning (limiting non-farm development), purchase of development rights (PDR) programs where the government pays farmers to limit development on their land, and agricultural conservation easements.

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