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~' '°' .. ~:~. Mr. Lloyd stated he was against granting an involunteer easement to anyone without compensation. Dr. Sonar stated that the point of this amendment was that the County should not be responsible for dictating the terms of easements. Terms should be negotiated between the subdivider and utility company. Further discussion ensued regarding compensation for easements. It was pointed out to the two Boards that some recommendations which had been made by the Advisory Subcommittee had not been included in the proposed amendments. Dr. David Land stated that several portions had been omitted, Hal Minis, Acting Planning Director, inf ormed the Board that two sections of the proposed amendments had been deleted through error. The section regarding Reservation of Space for Utilities,. and the section concerning Buffer Strips. He added these sections were. included in the newspaper advertisement. He asked that this staff be given a few minutes to zerox copies of these two section for distribution. Dr, Land suggested the Advisory Subcommittee felt it best to define an easement clearly and to make a statement at that point regarding appro- priate compensation and then allow the situation to define itself. The two amendment proposals were distributed to those present and Dr. Bonar stated they were available for discussion, Mr. Wall stated he felt the Ordinance should state that the County has no authority to involuntarily take property without due process or without compensation. Dr. Bonar stated he felt this was clear in the Ordinance. Mr. Wall stated further there should be a definition in the Ordinance of agriculture land. The County Attorney informed the Board that Zoning Regulations do not affect agriculture land. Subdivision Reguilations do not speak to agri- culture lands because the laws do not make any distintion as to whether subdividing is, for agriculture purposes or other purposes. If the use of the land is for subdividing purposes, the land is covered by the Sub- division Regulations. Dr. Bonar asked Mr. Wa11 if he was proposing to include a definition of agriculture land and exclude "land used for agriculture" from the pro- bisions of the Ordinance. Mr. Wall replied, "yes, and to recognize that the County has no authority under the General Statutes to involuntarily take property without due process or without compensation. Dr. Bonar asked that Dr. Lang regrite the passage regarding compensa- tion for the Planning Board's consideration at their third Monday's meeting. Dr, Bonar referred to Number 2: Section 2-E, the proposed new section, regarding forms of property restrictions. No comments were made on this amendment. Procedure for plat approval: - two proposals were made. The pro- posal by the Advisory Subcommittee is: Title to land parcels of any size may change hands at any time without being subject to the Subdivision Regulations. The Subdivision Regulations shall come into effect before any improvements certificate may be issued. Landlocked tracts can be so designated on the deed. Subsequent to the effective date of this Ordin- ance, nv development of any land shall take place until a sketch plan, preliminary plan and a final plat have been approved, or a final plat approved throught the minor subdivision process. A secondlpraposal was submitted by the County Attorney. (for copy of County Attorney's proposal see page 591 of this book)