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40 <br /> Memorandum <br /> To: John Link, County Manager <br /> From: Planning Staff <br /> Date. November 16, 1998 <br /> Subject: Cane Creek Watershed Recommendation <br /> On October 20, the Planning.staff presented a staff report on. the Cane <br /> Creek . Watershed Study and subsequent , recommendations for <br /> protecting water quality by the. OWASA Board of.Directors. Staff would <br /> like to take this opportunity to provide a recommended development <br /> management option.for Cane Creek watershed. <br /> The October 20 staff report identified three management options that <br /> were recommended for further evaluation: <br /> 1. Mandatory Flexible Development (with Large-Lot Zoning in the <br /> critical areal): <br /> 2. Creative Open Space Design, and <br /> 3. Large-Lot Zoning/Creative Open Space (the OWASA- <br /> recommended approach). <br /> As mentioned in the staff report, staff indicated that the options would <br /> be discussed at a. community meeting In the watershed. These three <br /> options were presented to 25 citizens' at a community: meeting at <br /> Orange Grove' Volunteer .Fire. Department on October 29, ' 1958. In <br /> addition,,.staff was to complete its research on these options and .make <br /> a single recommendation by the_ time, of the. public hearing on <br /> November,23. <br /> As you may. .recall, the primary downside to the Mandatory Flexible <br /> Development and Creative Open Space - options (#1 .and #2) was <br /> whether these options .could protect water quality given their use of <br /> cluster._ development (and the. apparent requirements for using . <br /> structural impoundments to do Aso): <br /> Staff completed .its research Into this issue- in fate-October. We have <br /> been unable to find any examples of .communitles that have used <br /> cluster development solely for water.quality protection, with or without <br /> relying on structural controls (detention basins) or very large-lot base <br />