PRESERVATION and PROGRESS IN THE DRAGON RUN

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PRESERVATION and PROGRESS IN THE DRAGON
RUN SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
PARADIGM DESIGN
JUNE 28, 2005 Work Session
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CHANGES FROM THE LAST DRAFT

• OVERALL
• Combined both the Model Comprehensive Plan
  District and the Zoning Framework into one report
• Added Introduction section to introduce and
  state purpose of the report

PAGES 1.-2.
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CHANGES FROM THE LAST DRAFT

• MODEL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DISTRICT
• Added a note to the Implementation section
• Encourage the consideration of future
  implementation techniques and strategies that
  conserve existing agricultural and forest land
  uses and protect the environmental resources of
  the stream system, such as conservation zoning
  and subdivision approaches, additional stream
  buffers and setbacks, purchase of development
  rights, donation of private easements, landowner
  compacts and land use taxation.

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CHANGES FROM THE LAST DRAFT

• ZONING FRAMEWORK
• Revised text so that recommendations were options
  for each County to customize and implement in
  whole or in part.
• Most other specific changes were left for Phase
  II. of the project (customizing recommendations
  per each County)

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CHANGES FROM THE LAST DRAFT

• ZONING FRAMEWORK
• 3. Changed use from Prohibited to Special
  Exception use in the Drainage Area Conservation
  Zone
• Mini warehouses

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CHANGES FROM THE LAST DRAFT

• ZONING FRAMEWORK
• 4. Added note on Use List
• Each county that chooses to adopt this zoning
  provision may want to customize the list of uses
  so that it is compatible with the base zoning
  districts that are included in its overlay zone.
  Counties that currently do not have these types
  of intensive uses permitted throughout the
  watershed area may choose to forgo this zoning
  provision if the list of permissible uses in the
  base zoning is already compatible with the rural
  character of the Dragon Run area.

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CHANGES FROM THE LAST DRAFT

• ZONING FRAMEWORK
• 3. Clarified permitted uses in Stream Buffer
  Zone
• 4. Conservation,restoration, education, and
  research activities of the Virginia Marine
  Resources Commission, the Virginia Institute of
  Marine Science, the Commission of Game and Inland
  Fisheries, the Virginia Department of Forestry
  and other related conservation agencies.by
  private or public resource management agencies or
  organizations.
• 6. Governmental activity on wetlands or swamps
  areas owned or leased by the Commonwealth of
  Virginia or by the County.

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• ZONING FRAMEWORK
• 4. Added note on Stream Buffer Zone Use List
• The above list of permitted uses is generally
  derived from the current Dragon Run Conservation
  Zone of Middlesex and King and Queen counties.
  As with the Drainage Area Conservation Zone, each
  county that chooses to adopt this zoning
  provision may want to customize the list of uses
  so that it is compatible with its other low
  intensity or conservation zoning districts, and
  so that it does not conflict with the provisions
  of its Chesapeake Bay Protection Ordinance.

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CHANGES FROM THE LAST DRAFT

• ZONING FRAMEWORK
• 4. Added note on Conservation Subdivision Option
• 5.0 CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION OPTION
• The Conservation Subdivision Option provides for
  the use-by-right of conservation subdivisions in
  a potential Dragon Run Overlay District. The
  following is a general ordinance amendment to
  allow Conservation Subdivisions as a development
  option in an overlay zone. The language may be
  refined to better fit each countys particular
  code framework.

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SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS (to forward to the Steering
Committee)

• OVERALL
• Purpose is to conserve the Dragon Run and to
  implement the M.O.U.
• Recommend both
• creating a new Dragon Run Comp. Plan District
• incorporating zoning changes to implement the new
  Comp. Plan policies

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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS (to forward to the Steering
Committee)

• MODEL COMP. PLAN DISTRICT
• Intent of the District is twofold
• Preserving the natural environment of the stream
• Protecting the traditional rural industries of
  the area
• Focus of District is on the Watershed
• Policies for
• Rural Character
• Land Use
• Water/Wastewater
• Compatible Economic Development
• Natural Resource Protection
• Recreation and Tourism

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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS (to forward to the Steering
Committee)

• MODEL COMP. PLAN DISTRICT
• 4. Implementation recommendations are flexible
  (may change from County to County)
• 5. Recommend that all 4 Counties adopt the model
  District as an amendment to their Comp. Plans

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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS (to forward to the Steering
Committee)

• ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS
• The Zoning Recommendations are intended as
  options for counties to adopt in whole or in
  part, as is, or customized for each county
• There are three basic types of recommendations
• Watershed-based (Drainage Area Zone)
• Streamside (Stream Buffer Zone)
• Conservation Subdivision Option

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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS (to forward to the Steering
Committee)

• ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS
• Drainage Area Zone
• Overlay Zone (modifies base zoning)
• Extends over whole watershed
• Includes a Table of Uses to modify some uses in
  the Base Zone
• Intended to protect traditional rural industries
• Customized for each County

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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS (to forward to the Steering
Committee)

• ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS
• Stream Buffer Zone
• Overlay Zone (modifies base zoning)
• Extends 200 landward from RPA
• Allows only certain conservation passive
  recreational uses
• Intended to protect stream ecology
• Permits Farming Forestry with BMPs

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KEY RECOMMENDATIONS (to forward to the Steering
Committee)

• ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS
• Conservation Subdivision Option
• Optional development type with a built-in
  incentive
• Incentive is Ministerial Approval for 10 lot
  subdivisions
• Conservation-based cluster option with permanent
  easement over 75 of a tract
• No common ownership required
• Easements to County or Conservation Organization

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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Presentation to Steering Committee (August 10)
• Working with each County (Phase II)
• Staff
• Planning Commission
• Public
• Board of Supervisors
• Ongoing Task Force Role
• Next Steps

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