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SGRC Program Timeline <br /> - 2005—Louis Berger/UNC-C Urban Institute selected consultant <br /> - 2005-2006 TDR Task Force work <br /> - June 27, 2006—TDR Feasibility Study (Phases I and II) report received and approval to <br /> proceed to Phase III <br /> - 2006—Phase III contract work <br /> Three Phases of SGRC Study <br /> I. Background Research and Data Gathering <br /> II. Feasibility Study and Concept Plan (Phases I & II complete—June 2006) <br /> III. Program Design and Implementation Plan (Presented for acceptance as a Plan, not a zoning <br /> ordinance amendment) <br /> Phase Ill Program Design <br /> Receiving (Strategic Development)Areas <br /> - Economic Development Districts <br /> - County Land Use Plan Urban Transition Areas, and <br /> - Rural Community Nodes <br /> Phase Ill Program Design <br /> Sending Areas—(Strategic Rural Areas) <br /> Properties with the following characteristics: <br /> - Not already protected by easement <br /> - Not already developed to its maximum density <br /> - More than 50 acres in size <br /> - National Historic Register site <br /> - In a Critical Area Water Supply watershed <br /> - Within 150' of a lake, river or perennial stream <br /> - Adjacent to an already protected property, or <br /> - Not in Strategic Growth Areas <br /> Important Design Program Issues <br /> - Strictly Voluntary (Rural Participation) <br /> - For now, only County-to-County Transfers <br /> - County will not Maintain a "Bank" of Conservation Credits <br />