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DRAFT 750 what is the potential lot yield for flexible developments versus what's being proposed. 751 And to the point, I think the comments of this board were that, well, you're counting some 752 of the environmentally sensitive areas that you can't build on anyway. 753 754 Lamar Proctor: Right. 755 756 Cy Stober: So, that is part of this discussion. And currently, the flexible development standards 757 include things like floodplain, stream buffers, steep slopes, et cetera. So, it's a bit of a 758 broad stroke, but yeah, the whole idea is that you can reduce those lot sizes down by 759 offsetting that through permanently dedicated open space elsewhere on that common 760 property. 761 762 Lamar Proctor: And so, the idea here in this discussion is, it seems that the discussion definitely favored 763 conservation subdivision sort of model over flexible development. But our LIDO has rules 764 for flexible development, but we don't for conservation subdivisions at this point? 765 766 Cy Stober: That's correct. 767 768 Lamar Proctor: Okay. And so, the idea is that looking forward into the next comprehensive plan as it 769 goes back and forth with the UDO, and each inform each other that we can, we will look at 770 enacting rules in the UDO to cover conservation subdivisions? 771 772 Cy Stober: If that's the pleasure of this board and the commissioners, yes. I also want to be clear, 773 because I feel like not only this board, but also the commissioners, I think there's some 774 misunderstanding about what can be done versus the process we're proposing. So, 775 generally best planning practice is to adopt a long-range plan that sets your visions, and 776 goals, and objectives, and then you change your laws to fulfill those visions, goals, and 777 objectives. 778 779 Lamar Proctor: Right. 780 781 Cy Stober: You don't have to. You can change the ordinance tomorrow if you think it's urgent or 782 appropriate. You know, we did that with Hemp Retail. We've got that subdivision 783 package that we presented and discussed at the last meeting. We have an omnibus 784 package responding to changes in state law and includes some other updates in it as 785 well. It's not necessary to wait for the land-use plan if the board and the board of 786 commissioners believe that it's a priority to address the conservation subdivision needs. 787 That's at the pleasure of the boards. But generally, the best planning practice is to first 788 say, "What do we want and where do we want it?" And then say, "Ordinance, we're going 789 to change you so that we get what we want and where we want it." 790 791 Lamar Proctor: So, if, for example, we collectively wanted to change the flexible development option to 792 exclude those sensitive areas where they couldn't be built anyway, is that something— 793 how would that go into effect, or is that something we could do? 794 795 Cy Stober: You vote to make a recommendation to the board of commissioners to direct the staff to 796 take that action. 797 798 Lamar Proctor: Okay. 799