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c DRAFT 5-7-97 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES 12 4 AGENDA ITEM#9: MATTERS HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING 2/24/97 a. Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan Presentation by Gene Bell. This item is to consider a recommendation on proposed amendments to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan,Zoning Atlas,Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision Regulations for implementation of the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan. A public hearing was held on May 28, 1996 to present the proposed Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan. The plan emphasized retaining the area's rural character and protecting landowner's rights and also contained recommendations for implementation. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the small area plan on August 5, 1996. The Planning Group identified key resource areas and then identified three levels of land use intensity to help protect these resources. Using a map,Bell indicated the areas composing the three levels. The areas of lower intensity lie adjacent to resource areas such as Duke Forest,Stoney Creek Wildlife Corridor and best typify the area's remaining rural character. The intermediate intensity areas are intended to provide a transition between the lower and higher intensity. The higher intensity areas are adjacent to areas experiencing urban growth pressures. When the planning group began discussing implementation strategies,the issue of zoning to promote plan consistency became a potentially divisive issue for the group. There was a fear that some properties would be down-zoned and one of the primary goals in the planning process would be violated. After much discussion,the group opted for the voluntary flexible development standards and modifications of those specifically for the Stoney Creek Area. The density bonus provision of flexible development was at the heart of the planning group's recommendations; specifically,the threshold at which the density bonus kicks in and where it can be used in the Stoney Creek Planning Area. Bell noted the variations from flexible development provisions and referred the Board to the Table providing this information. A copy of that table is an attachment to these minutes on page One of the planning group members spoke at the May 28, 1996 public hearing and asked if it would be possible to revisit the village option since the Planning Group had operated under the assumption that it would not be included in Flexible Development,but ultimately was. Following adoption,the 22 member citizen planning group worked with county staff to develop proposed ordinance amendments for plan implementation. The proposed amendments would: Incorporate appropriate references to the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan in the Comprehensive Plan(CP-1-97); define the Overlay District boundaries on the Zoning Atlas(Z-2-97);