Development Templates

The development_templates table, along with corresponding records in the development_template_components table, represent templates that can be used to define virtually any size and configuration of a development project. The template structure is robust enough to include projects from a single house on an infill lot to a large subdivision, to a mixed use project with retail on the first floor and condominiums above.

Templates are selected if the density and land_use_type_id fit within the constraints of a parcel with enough available land. Note that the land_use_type_id of a template does not need to match the land_use_type_id of a parcel. Instead, there must be a record in the development_constraints table with a generic_land_use_type_id that corresponds to the land_use_type_id of the template, and has a plan_type_id that matches the parcel.

The contents of this table are roughly comparable to the development_project_proposals table, since development templates become proposals if they are determined to fit within parcel constraints. Proposals become projects if they are chosen for construction by the Development Project Proposal Regression Model. See also a sample populated table.

-- PeterMcNally - 04 Nov 2009