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CHAPTER 3 THE RECOMMENDED PLAN On September 14, 1995, the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Planning Group appointed three subcommittees, Vision, Value/Property Rights, and Preliminary Design. Following reports to the Planning Group on October 19 by the Vision and Value/Property Rights Subcommittees, the Preliminary Design Subcommittee was assigned the task of preparing a conceptual land use plan for the group to consider on November 16. Background The Preliminary Design Subcommittee met three times following October 19. The first meeting on October 25 was to define objectives/guidelines and determine map and data needs. At the second meeting on November 1,the subcommittee began the task of defining areas on a map. On November 9, a third meeting was held to refine the map and review a first draft of this report. Our objective was to create a vision of orderly land use compatible with the statement of the Vision Subcommittee. We realize the ultimate achievability of this land use vision is based on finding an acceptable means to implement this within the Value/Property Rights Subcommittee guidelines. Guidelines The draft Vision Statement served as the starting point for defining guidelines and additional areas for focus were drawn from previous work, primarily the Rural Character design prepared in May. The subcommittee based its assumptions on the realization that the vision statement was still evolving. The draft vision statement was the source for the following numbered statements and the bulleted () items in italics came primarily from the Rural Character design alternative. 1. Encourage preservation of rural landscapes including as much forested and agricultural land- and active farming- as economically feasible for the landowner. • Provide density transition around active farms (Strayhorn) 11