4d) Discussion and Possible Action Including Direction to Staff to Initiate Plan to Double Allowable Residential Structures within Inland Zoning and Allow Subdivision to One-half Current Minimums Where Water and Sewer Support
(Sponsor: Supervisor Williams)
(I’m taking care of my parents today and can’t participate, so writing instead.)
I also recommend that the County explore creating or facilitating incentives to creation of new community water & sewer/septic districts.
Water & sewer/septic is a real limitation to density, as well as for subdivisions. Another barrier to subdivisions is road construction and widening.
Transferable concept to Inland districts, but for the coast I’ve envisioned that a Community Service District Overly Zone be created and applied to parcels within a certain distance of our coastal villages (Rural Village zoning). Perhaps 1000’ from the edge of the RV zoning district? More? Less? I don’t know what makes sense.
The CSD Overlay could include incentives that are quantifiable and meaningful to developers, perhaps: creation of community water and/or sewer/septic as Principally Permitted Uses; allowance to develop within special status plant communities as long as their plan incorporates a replanting plan (so much of our biology ends up with the same mitigation measures over and over again).
Anything to keep the Environmental Review burden minimal to save time and funds, while still being protective of resources (checklists, such as the ADU checklists, can go far in this regard).
I’d recommend expedited permitting, but that doesn’t really mean anything these days without the county either having more planners (which I know is difficult) or contracts out more review to planning firms such as LACO & SHN.
Thanks for being proactive and for listening.
Best,
Amy
Amy Wynn, Principal Planner
Wynn Coastal Planning & Biology
Fort Bragg
To have the desired effect of creating new building site that are already served by roads and utilities zoning RR-5 to RR-1 must be included. More building opportunities will lower the cost to purchase land parcels.
Please consider amending the direction to Staff to " where water, sewer or any parcel that comply with Department of Health regulations for private water and sewer development standards.
There are many parcels in RR-1 that are more than one-acre (40,000) sq/ft could be developed as two lots.
Thanks for bringing this item to the Board today.
(I’m taking care of my parents today and can’t participate, so writing instead.)
I also recommend that the County explore creating or facilitating incentives to creation of new community water & sewer/septic districts.
Water & sewer/septic is a real limitation to density, as well as for subdivisions. Another barrier to subdivisions is road construction and widening.
Transferable concept to Inland districts, but for the coast I’ve envisioned that a Community Service District Overly Zone be created and applied to parcels within a certain distance of our coastal villages (Rural Village zoning). Perhaps 1000’ from the edge of the RV zoning district? More? Less? I don’t know what makes sense.
The CSD Overlay could include incentives that are quantifiable and meaningful to developers, perhaps: creation of community water and/or sewer/septic as Principally Permitted Uses; allowance to develop within special status plant communities as long as their plan incorporates a replanting plan (so much of our biology ends up with the same mitigation measures over and over again).
Anything to keep the Environmental Review burden minimal to save time and funds, while still being protective of resources (checklists, such as the ADU checklists, can go far in this regard).
I’d recommend expedited permitting, but that doesn’t really mean anything these days without the county either having more planners (which I know is difficult) or contracts out more review to planning firms such as LACO & SHN.
Thanks for being proactive and for listening.
Best,
Amy
Amy Wynn, Principal Planner
Wynn Coastal Planning & Biology
Fort Bragg
To have the desired effect of creating new building site that are already served by roads and utilities zoning RR-5 to RR-1 must be included. More building opportunities will lower the cost to purchase land parcels.
Please consider amending the direction to Staff to " where water, sewer or any parcel that comply with Department of Health regulations for private water and sewer development standards.
There are many parcels in RR-1 that are more than one-acre (40,000) sq/ft could be developed as two lots.