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Judith Wegner thanked the staff for all of the work. She said that 80% of it is very <br /> positive. She would like to firm the substantial parts that are acceptable and then zero in on the <br /> parts that need more time. <br /> Frank Clifton said that he has never been anywhere that has the perfect document. If <br /> the staff goes to the towns, there should be a timeline. He cautioned the Board not to leave it <br /> an open-ended process. He said that nobody is banging on the door because of the economy. <br /> If the economy does turn around in the near future, then there should be something in place. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that the County should err on the side of caution because <br /> there is a lot in here that is new. The Planning Board and the County Commissioners need to <br /> have the time to get through the document. She agreed that there needs to be a timeline. She <br /> respects the Planning Board and wants it to get through this document. <br /> Craig Benedict said that the County did receive a letter from Mayor Kleinschmidt asking <br /> for additional information. Staff has been working on trying to explain the differences and <br /> nuances of conditional zoning districts. He said that there have been outreach meetings, but <br /> they have been sparsely attended. He said that the conversation can continue with the <br /> Planning Board and the timeframe does not have to be December 1St to have comments come <br /> back. In order to proceed with the next phase, it is hard to make revisions when it has not been <br /> adopted yet. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that, in the interest of moving the conversation forward, he <br /> suggested that the staff and Planning Board come back with a proposed timeline to make <br /> presentations to the Towns on the UDO, and also that the Planning Board consider this <br /> document and come back to the County Commissioners with a recommended timeline for <br /> review and adoption this fiscal year. There should also be a deadline for getting the Planning <br /> Board recommendation on the timeline to the Board of County Commissioners before the Board <br /> adjourns this calendar year on December 14th. The Board agreed. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that he would not like to see consideration of the UDO to get <br /> mixed up with the budget considerations. He urged that the timeline has this coming back <br /> before serious budget considerations. <br /> Brian Crawford said that the Planning Board will hear the public comments and then will <br /> deliberate and come up with a compromise. <br /> 2) Land Use Plan Text and Map and UDO Text and Zoning Atlas Amendments <br /> • Several Small Area Plans (SAP) with economic development focus <br /> o See maps and charts <br /> • These amendments are to be completed through two public hearings: <br /> o February 2011? <br /> o Land Use Plan text amendments (a prerequisite for the following <br /> amendments) <br /> o May 2011? <br /> o Land Use Plan map amendments <br /> o UDO text amendments <br /> o Zoning map amendments <br /> Craig Benedict said that there is a land use document with text amendments and then a <br /> UDO with text in the document. There are also small area plans and the rural economic <br /> development district. He said that they are anxious to put this together. <br /> 3) Economic Development/ Planning Board Workgroup (Spring/Summer 2011? ) <br /> • Expediting Approval <br />