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42 , <br /> of June 26, ' 1997. This would be in keeping with the last round of <br /> watershed overlay zoning district changes in 1993-94, which set an <br /> effective date of January 1; 1994. <br /> Recommendation <br /> The Planning staff recommends that the County approve the ordinance <br /> and subdivision regulation text amendments implementing <br /> management .option #3 (the . OWASA-recommended option). Our... <br /> reasons for this recommendation are as follows: <br /> 1. Our completed research on the use of cluster for water quality <br /> 'protection has not yielded any other.programs that use cluster <br /> development for water quality protection, with or without using. <br /> structural controls -(detention:ponds and basins) or large-lot base . <br /> zoning. <br /> 2. In the Cane Creek Watershed. Study, the other two options did not <br /> protect.water.quality to the same.degree of certainty as the, <br /> OWASA-recommended approach. .Staff has not determined any <br /> mitigating.factors that alters this finding. <br /> 3. Option #2 (Creative Open Space) is not a true alternative, as it <br /> could be done through the OWASA-recommended approach. <br /> 4. In addition to the lack of supporting data, for options #1 and #2 for <br /> water.quality certainty, there was also no support for these two <br /> options at the October 29 community information meeting2. <br /> 1.The October 20 staff report failed to note that option#1 (Mandatory Flexible Development)also <br /> included iarge-lot zoning in the critical area. <br /> 2.At the community meeting,participants were asked to participate In a straw poll of the three options at <br /> the dose of the meeting. Four persons supported Option #3 (OWASA),while the.remainder supported <br /> none of the above. No one voted for Options#1 and #2. <br />