Agenda - 10-12-1995 - Item B (no abstract)

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• An open space element which identifies the location and extent of existing and proposed open space for the preservation of natural resources, the managed production of resources, outdoor recreation, and public health and safety. • A recreation element which designates a system of areas and public sites for recreation, including parks and playgrounds, recreational trails, and other similar areas • An economic development element which contains an analysis of the local economy and projections of future economic activity. The economic development element may also identify existing and proposed sites for new and expanding businesses and industries, and the facilities needed to serve them. • A services and facilities element which identifies existing and proposed service areas and improvements for water, sewer, refuse disposal, education, emergency services, and other utilities and service facilities. Such additional elements dealing with other subjects which in the judgment of the Board of Commissioners relate to the physical development of the County., Such elements may include, but not be limited to, the subjects of historic preservation, community or rural design,growth management, etc. As part of the Comprehensive Plan, area plans may be prepared which focus on a portion of the County such as a township, a watershed or an interstate highway interchange. Likewise, technical information and/or task force reports prepared as part of a plan element or an area plan may be incorporated as part of the appendix of or as a supplement to the Comprehensive Plan. In preparation and adoption of a plan element, area plan or other similar document, the Board of Commissioners shall ever be mindful of the need to balance the public interest with the needs of private interests, particularly in the conservation of surface and underground water resources, soil resources, and natural growth resources of the county and the efficient use of the renewable and non-renewable sources of energy." Commissioners' Goals All of the Commissioners' goals are related to one or more Comprehensive Plan elements. As shown on the attached matrix, the preparation of a Natural Areas Element, a Farmland Preservation Element, and a Historic Preservation Element are all objectives related to the completion of specific elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Likewise, conducting historic/archaeological inventories, a wildlife habitat study, and the TDR report are steps which lead the completion of these elements. Objectives such as the Stoney Creek Basin Planning Group and the expansion of the I-85Buckhorn Road Economic Development District are examples of area plans,while the USGS groundwater study is more typical of a technical report.