AGENDA DATE: 11/7/2018
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Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter 3, Agricultural and Forestal Districts
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter 3, Agricultural and Forestal Districts
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, Clark
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner, Scott Clark
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The Board has directed the County Attorney's Office to conduct a comprehensive review and recodification of the County Code. Chapter 3 contains provisions related to the County's agricultural and forestal district ("AFD") program by which the County protects its agricultural and forestal lands of statewide and local significance.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County's government capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: The process of recodifying the County Code includes making formatting, style, organizational, and substantive changes. These changes are being addressed at the chapter level before the Board considers adopting a complete, recodified County Code.
At the Board's April 11, 2018 work session on Chapter 3, three issues were brought to the Board for its consideration:
1. Whether the uses and activities allowed on a parcel in an AFD should be further restricted. The consensus of the Board was to remove only by-right borrow areas and borrow pits as allowed uses. These uses are allowed by-right only when the aggregate volume is 50,000 cubic yards or less. This issue is addressed in the proposed ordinance (Attachment A) in County Code ?? 3-202(A)(3)(j) and 3-303(A)(3)(j) on pages 11 and 40, respectively.
2. How parcels in a district with no development rights but qualifying for open-space use valuation should be evaluated during district review. The Board did not reach a consensus on this issue. Generally, three Board members expressed su...
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