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STRATEGIC GROWTH AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION PROGRAM <br />Final (8.7.2009) <br />available land allowed to be used for development and the remainder preserved <br />through deed restriction. The application of TDRs is handled through the Conditional Use <br />Permit (CUP) process, and at least three of six conditions have to be met: effects on <br />scenic vistas, prime agricultural land, use of woodlands to screen development, <br />minimizing disturbance to natural features, hillside / creekside development, and <br />proximity to existing roads and homes. <br />Notable Features: In Gallatin County, there is no designated sending or receiving area <br />in the TDR program. Development costs and desirable agglomeration of higher- density <br />residential uses in prime locations are used to drive participation in the TDR program. <br />Issues: The County is currently discussing modifications to the TDR program to <br />encourage more participation, such as waiving environmental reviews for major <br />subdivisions. The County staff is currently working to expand the program to include <br />more of the County outside of the three zoning districts where TDR is allowed now. A <br />number of improvements, such as accounting for the varying importance of land <br />preservation due to the presence or lack of environmental features and mitigation of <br />receiving area concerns, are being considered for the TDR program. There are no <br />benchmarks or comprehensive tracking mechanism in place now to understand or <br />measure performance. <br />Performance: <br />Years TDR Program in Effect: 15 <br />Number of TDR Credits Applied: Unknown <br />Acres Conserved: Approximately 5,000 <br />Pitkin County, Colorado. Home to the extremely popular <br />tourist destinations of Aspen, several ski resorts, and Mike Kraemer, Planner <br />national forests, Pitkin has seen extraordinary Community Development <br />(970) 920 -5482 <br />development pressures from people wishing to construct michaelk ®co.pitkin.co.us <br />large homes in the area. As with Gallatin County, <br />Montana, the Pitkin County program has a focus on preserving scenic areas, especially <br />those that have had their development potential (and thus value) reduced due to <br />constraints imposed by land use regulations. While TDR credits can be used to create a <br />new development right in the Aspen urban growth boundary, the vast majority of <br />credits are used to allow additional square footage on new or existing homes. In most <br />of the zoning districts where TDR is permitted, house size is limited to 5,000 square feet. A <br />TDR credit is worth an additional 2,500 square feet up to the (typical) maximum of <br />15,000 square feet. Depending on the underlying zoning district, varying amounts of <br />acreage are required to be preserved in order to generate one credit (10 - 35 acres). <br />Driving the program are (A) the very desirable location of the area; (B) strong zoning <br />and rezoning policies; and (C) the Growth Management Quota System which can be <br />exempted in the presence of a TDR project. <br />Notable Features: Like the proposed Orange County SGRC program, Pitkin County does <br />not broker or bank TDR credits, which are traded directly between buyers and sellers. A <br />ORANGE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA <br />