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• conservation subdivision design & cluster development • growth boundaries for urban & rural centers • transfer of development rights • low impact design (LID) & get all agencies together to make this possible • planned low impact design projects, Jefferson County, WA • preliminary or early site plan review (similar to Jefferson County, WA), as part of disclosure • models for what new rural development looks like (to avoid large lot subdivisions)—new business model for this June workshops: what opportunities do you see in applying tools here? Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best Practices Project
• mapping of subsistence, cultural resources to guide planning • mechanism to ensure incorporation of local voices, community residents, in planning processes • processes (like those used in Jefferson County, WA or Newburyport, MA) to bring stakeholders together to buy in to problem-solving & solutions • wisdom councils (Jefferson County, WA) & 100 -year vision—as community and State, should work toward this June workshops: what opportunities do you see in applying tools here? Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best Practices Project
• realistic minimum infrastructure & service standards, get people to buy in to them • rework design standards for roads, drainage, etc. in rural areas • tax rates & assessments linked to service levels • design-based, form-based codes & tying these to tax rates June workshops: what opportunities do you see in applying tools here? Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best Practices Project
• buffers & adequate buffer zones (criteria & standards for buffers) between ag & residential uses, e. g. , fertilizer use, mosquito ranges, etc. • lease-to-farm/own option for new farmers, as condition for subdivision • accessory uses in districts to increase ag viability • right-to-farm, but go beyond this to right -to-be-Hawaiian, right-to-practice-nativelifestyle (as development effects on access, traditional agriculture, etc. ) • working lands & ag easements to preserve ag • purchase of development rights have potential • ag industry development & support June workshops: what opportunities do you see in applying tools here? Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best Practices Project
• more basic & affordable housing, longer term • more support for community land trusts for housing, open space, etc. • process for prioritizing legacy lands acquisition • way to create sound enforcement provisions; lack of good enforcement provisions June workshops: what opportunities do you see in applying tools here? Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best Practices Project
• need whole new vision, view of what future will be. need forward-looking view of what communities want to be in 20, 50, 100 years • need to first identify what is rural vs. ag—then figure out how you want to apply these tools to rural, ag, urban, or conservation • need boundaries between urban, rural, and ag • need tool kit & staff this to make implementation possible June workshops: what opportunities do you see in applying tools here? Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best Practices Project
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