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Watershed Critical Area Mapping Options <br />11/14/2006 <br />Options <br />#1 Leave text and map <br />1. Zoning Ordinance text reflects previous policies and <br />alone. <br />studies. <br />2. All reservoirs, existing and proposed, are approximately <br />described. <br />3. Case -by -case interpretive review. <br />4. No notifications required. <br />5. May require an interpretive position paper to clarify the <br />text. <br />6. Property owners and developers are familiar with present <br />regulations. <br />Text Aspects <br />Map Aspects <br />#2 Modifications to <br />1. Mailing out notifications to <br />1. No need to do <br />Zoning Ordinance text <br />every affected property owner <br />anything. <br />to, as closely as <br />is not a county requirement. <br />2. Accept a level of <br />possible, describe the <br />2. Legal notice in newspapers is <br />inaccurate mapping. <br />1994 watershed maps, <br />sufficient for text change. <br />3. Landowners and <br />as adopted. <br />3. Zoning text may be a better <br />developers are <br />reflection of the map BOCC <br />familiar with present <br />saw in 1994 with the <br />regulations. <br />assumption that the map was <br />the intent and not the text. <br />4. List normal pool elevations for <br />all existing and proposed <br />reservoirs. <br />5. Digitize old maps. <br />#3a Refine Zoning <br />1. More watershed protection <br />Ordinance text to <br />provided. Greater level <br />provide clarity. and <br />(number of acres and <br />properties) of watershed <br />protection. <br />2. Properties deleted from and <br />added to watershed <br />regulations. <br />3. Notifications must be mailed <br />#3b Amend Zoning <br />Map and Watershed <br />for Zoning Map amendments. <br />Map by using the best <br />4. Regulations can take <br />available technology <br />advantage of best available <br />technology to define <br />watersheds. <br />5. Gaps where zoning and <br />watershed lines should be the <br />same can be addressed. <br />G'I" of n t-oh.,,; <br />� U o "D.-xs Amdr; * %hppjni ;: i)p;:1 sa ; ",?rn} a,:, >ofia.d::c <br />