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acre) . With exception of small area east of University Station <br />Road and portion of area in the Rural Buffer, most of the Stoney <br />Creek Planning Area is within one or more of these designations. <br />Then gave update of Planning Board (PB) review /deliberations on <br />FDO. Key PB recommendations included: <br />- 330 open space on entire tract; <br />- program should be voluntary as opposed to mandatory; <br />- emphasis on incentives; and <br />- removal of village option from consideration at this time, <br />do more education and take to another public hearing. <br />Proposed schedule: <br />- Final PB recommendation on February 19; <br />- Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) consideration on March <br />6 and 19; <br />- adoption by BOCC on April 1 with effective date set for July <br />1, 1996; <br />- review of Rural Design Guidebook by PB and BOCC between <br />April l and July 1; and <br />- training sessions for surveyors, developers, and landowners <br />between June 17 and 28. <br />Lee Rafalow: Clarification on quasi- transfer of development rights <br />(TDR) aspects of FDO. Referred to open space map and provisions in <br />FDO which would allow density transfers to transition, water -sewer <br />service areas, and interstate corridors. <br />Bob Strayhorn: Question relating to whether or not two acres of <br />land would be required in watersheds so zoned to get one additional <br />unit in the Stoney Creek 'area. <br />Gene Bell: FDO as written is a one - for -one relationship. <br />The group felt that clarification was needed on this point. <br />Gene Bell: Clarification that FDO does not apply in Rural Buffer. <br />Bob Strayhorn: FDO is an excellent way to preserve agricultural <br />land, but feels the important point to most people is open space. <br />The way FDO is proposed, the Stoney Creek area would be in line to <br />receive additional density. Would hope it could be worded so that <br />it would only apply in the area to receive water and sewer. <br />Lee Rafalow: Agree with Bob, but think sending areas should be <br />limited to agricultural land. <br />Gene Bell: Clarification that farmland was one of many categories <br />under secondary open space. <br />Lee Rafalow: Will divide his presentation into two parts; broad - <br />brush overview of his proposal and what he thinks subcommittee has <br />general consensus on followed by details /points -of- contention. Key <br />points of proposal: <br />2 <br />