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<br /> 988 Beth Bronson: In the sense that we have to require flood plain buffers as open space,—
<br /> 989
<br /> 990 Cy Stober: Correct. That is primary open space. So that is one of the first places you have to protect.
<br /> 991
<br /> 992 Beth Bronson: And then would a drain field also be considered primary open space?
<br /> 993
<br /> 994 Cy Stober: Not in and of itself. It would be second, it could be secondary.
<br /> 995
<br /> 996 Beth Bronson: Could be secondary, but if you put the drain field in the same,well, you could not put it in the
<br /> 997 buffer, but it would be secondary. Is that correct?
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<br /> 999 Cy Stober: You cannot have the discharge area in the buffer. You could have a drain field in the buffer.
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<br /> 1001 Beth Bronson: Thank you.
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<br /> 1003 Cy Stober: Yes. And then,we are deleting all the flow charts. Again,they should not be in the ordinance.
<br /> 1004 They are useful tools, but they should be in the flyers or pamphlets. And not all of them are, some
<br /> 1005 of them are really nice and streamlined, and others are a little bit spagetti-ish. And then we do
<br /> 1006 want to refocus the concept plan as a useful part of the NIM. And I do think they can be a very
<br /> 1007 constructive public engagement tool between the developer and the neighbors about what are the
<br /> 1008 aspirations,what are the principles that should be fulfilled by that app,that application, by that
<br /> 1009 subdivision. The county staffs role is to maintain and regulate the standards. And then,yes,we
<br /> 1010 have eliminated all discretionary review language. The plat should either meet the UDO
<br /> 1011 standards or it does not. We do not,staff, planning board, commissioners have no leverage
<br /> 1012 whatsoever to impose conditions on a subdivision plat,and right now the ordinance language says
<br /> 1013 that they do. It is problematic. And we do not want to encourage anyone to consider that they
<br /> 1014 might have that leverage. And then,we have tried to, I think we have done a good job or aligning
<br /> 1015 all the minor and major subdivision language. So, it is pretty much identical, and so that makes
<br /> 1016 the differences pop out better when you are going through it. So,when it should be identical, it is
<br /> 1017 identical. When it should be different, it is different. So, Section 2.15 is the major subdivision
<br /> 1018 section. Again, as discussed,we are proposing to eliminate planning board and commissioner
<br /> 1019 reviews. This is a by-right process, and again, commissioner approvals are required for any
<br /> 1020 public dedications. And again,that is a dedication to either the county or DOT, not say a
<br /> 1021 dedication to triangle lane conservancy. That is between two private parties.
<br /> 1022
<br /> 1023 Chris Johnston: When you say BOCC approvals are required for public dedications,and we talk about roads,
<br /> 1024 parks, trails, is it specific to roads, parks,and trails, or anything that is involving roads, parks, and
<br /> 1025 trails the, the entire application process?
<br /> 1026
<br /> 1027 Cy Stober: Those are just useful examples, and yes,the timing of that could be,we would, if we have a
<br /> 1028 required dedication for a road,we would want that to accompany the final plat. So,we would not
<br /> 1029 want to record a final plat without a dedicated public road, but there is no right time to dedicate.
<br /> 1030 Most of these roads have construction standards they have to uphold, but you know, if you are
<br /> 1031 confident your stormwater device can, let us say you have 12 lots and you have two stormwater
<br /> 1032 devices, but one that accepts a different catchment than another. All the homes that are in that
<br /> 1033 catchment have been built out. You can convert that stormwater device, control measure,and
<br /> 1034 you are not worried about it being disrupted by construction activity, and you just want to get the
<br /> 1035 bond off your plate,you can go ahead and do that, and we will certify it if it is performing as it, as it
<br /> 1036 is designed and engineered. So,there is not a right time or a wrong time to do most of this,
<br /> 1037 except it all must be done before the final plat or otherwise guaranteed. Again,we are proposing
<br /> 1038 to eliminate the flow charts and put them into guidance resources, and the ADA compliance needs
<br /> 1039 that we will have over the coming year will cause us to really think hard about how we do this most
<br /> 1040 effectively. Again,we are trying to eliminate all discretionary language and remove obstacles for
<br /> 1041 the flexible development option within major subdivisions, and an important element that is in the
<br /> 1042 flexible developments or conservation subdivisions is that they require a yield plan, and that
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