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39 RURAL BUFFER IMPLEMENTATION TECHNIQUE MEASURES USED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS Definition Both terms refer to the same technique. This is a technique used to evaluate development projects. It uses a system of awarding points to a project based on performance standards and policies adopted by a public body. Approval of the project is contingent on the number of points the project earns when it is measured against these standards and poli- cies. If the project earns enough points it is approved automatically. The premise being that any project that earns the required number of points is an acceptable addition to the community. Basic elements of the system include: 1. Social. economic. environmental and public facili- ties goals developed to achieve the desired pattern. density. intensity and design of community areas. 2. Policies and standards are developed from goals to evaluate development impacts and provide the basis for awarding points to development proposals. There are two types of policies: a. Absolute policies - policies that must be addressed by the proposal. failure to do so results in denial. b. Relative policies - these encourage or dis- courage development features by assigning positive or negative performance points. 3. Performance points assigned for each policy are multiplied by an importance factor for an overall weighted score. Scores are totaled and a develop- ment proposal is approved if the total score is greater than "0" . 4. Increased density may be awarded as a bonus for total scores that exceed a certain minimum. Application This system constitutes a more flexible land use control than zoning. From this comes both its strengths and its shortcoming. When used. it is used instead of zoning. It provides a rational basis for evaluating each development proposal. It is flexible in that approval is based not on