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4 <br /> <br />• Commercial Transition Activity Node • Rural Community Activity Node <br />• Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity <br />Node <br />• Rural Neighborhood Activity Node <br />• Rural Residential • Rural Industrial Activity Node <br />• Agricultural Residential <br /> <br /> <br />If the amendments are adopted, a manual for the layperson to use will be developed <br />by DEAPR and Planning staff. <br /> <br />The Planning Director recommends approval of the proposed amendments on the <br />basis that they further the goals of the Comprehensive Plan listed in (3) below. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3. Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) <br />Planning Principle #5: Preservation of Rural Land Use Pattern <br /> <br />Planning Principle #8: Preservation of Community Character <br /> <br />Natural and Cultural Systems Goal 2: Economic viability of agriculture, forestry, and <br />horticulture and their respective lands. <br /> <br />Natural and Cultural Systems Goal 3: Infrastructure and support systems for local <br />and regional agriculture. <br /> <br />Objective AG-3: Develop programs and associated infrastructure facilities to make <br />local farms more economically viable, including local farm product processing, <br />development of a distribution center, and marketing initiatives. <br /> <br /> <br />4. New Statutes and Rules <br />N/A <br /> <br /> <br />C. PROCESS <br /> <br />1. TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES <br />a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed <br />September 5, 2013 <br />b. Quarterly Public Hearing <br />February 24, 2014 <br /> <br />At the quarterly public hearing, the following comments were made: <br /> <br />1. The Staff Attorney raised issues of legal sufficiency with three definitions/standards <br />45