Demonstration Projects Overview
Two demonstration projects were conducted during the production of the TDR Toolbox to assist municipalities in exploring the potential for transfer of development rights legislation. For each of the two Towns who participated in the demonstration projects, BFJ Planning met with Town staff, local stakeholders, and elected officials to identify planning goals that a TDR program could resolve, outline a process for implementing a TDR program, identify potential sending and receiving areas, and develop a zoning approach to determine the amount of new development that could be allowed in the receiving area. Demonstration projects were developed for the Town of Canandaigua in Ontario County and the Town of Stillwater in Saratoga County.
Demonstration project partners were asked to submit a brief proposal for inclusion in the TDR Toolbox. Criteria for selection of the demonstration project partners included:
Existence of potential sending districts and receiving districts within the municipality
Expression of interest from municipal planning staff and/or planning board
Active real estate market
