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42, <br />of June 26, � 1997. This would be� in keeping with the last round of <br />watershed overlay zoning district ' changes in 1993 -94, which set an <br />effective date of January 1; 1994. <br />Recommendation <br />The Planning staff recommends that the County approve the ordinance :. <br />and subdivision regulation text amendments implementing <br />management option . #3 (the. OWASA- recommended option): Our.: <br />reasons for this -recommendation are as follows: <br />1. ,Our corrtpleted research on the use of cluster for water quality, <br />protection has not yielded any other, programs that use cluster <br />development for water uali <br />q ty protection, with or without using <br />structural controls :(detention ponds and basins) or large -lot base <br />zoning. <br />2. In the Cane Creek Watershed. Study, the other two options did not <br />protect- woter.quality to the same degree of certainty as the <br />mit! <br />re <br />miti commended approach..Staff has not determined any <br />gating factors that alters this finding. <br />3. Option #2 (Creative Open Space) is not a true alternative, as it <br />could be done through the OWASA- recommended -approach. <br />4. In addition to the lack of supporting data for options #1 and #2 for <br />water. quality certainty, there was also no support for these two <br />options at the October 29 community information meeting2. <br />1. The October 20 staff report failed to note that Option #1 (Mandatory Flexible Development) also <br />Included large -lot zoning in the critical area. <br />2. At the community meeting, participants were asked to participate In a straw poll of the three options at <br />the close of the meeting. Four persons supported Option #3 (OWASA), while the. remainder supported <br />none of the above. No one voted for Options #1 and #2. <br />