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TISSUE . <br /> The existing County landscaping and buffering standards do not adequately <br /> reflect recent national and international efforts to apply sustainability principles to <br /> local land development projects. Also,the subject of Crime Prevention Through <br /> Environmental Design (CPTED) is absent in the present County code. <br /> PROPOSAL <br /> To incorporate sustainable landscaping and tree preservation principles into the <br /> Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations and Economic Development Design <br /> Manual through text amendments to each document. An alternative to inserting <br /> new standards into multiple codes is to begin to create a Unified Development <br /> Code which was a goat in previous years. The topic and how it can lead to better <br /> organization and understanding of revised old codes and implementation of new <br /> Comprehensive Plan objectives will be explained more in upcoming months. <br /> PROCESS/TIME FRAME <br /> Staff proposes to present amendments to Sections 12 and 22 of the Zoning <br /> Ordinance at the February 2009 Quarterly Public Hearing. At that time the <br /> B0CC may wish to refer the proposed amendments to both the Planning Board <br /> and Commission for the Environment for review and recommendations. <br /> Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance regarding sustainable landscaping will <br /> implement several objectives listed in the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> • <br />