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<br />r lVgram vvervlew - Transfer of Development Rights <br /> <br />Page 1 of2 <br /> <br />@King County ....__... <br /> <br />Comments <br /> <br />... <br /> <br /> <br />Natural Resources and Parks ~ <br />, Water and land Resources Division. <br /> <br />Program Overview - Transfer of Development <br />Rights <br /> <br />~ TDR home <br />~ <br /> <br />The Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Program is a <br />program that allows individuals to purchase and sell residential <br />development rights from lands that provide a public benefit. <br />Such lands include farm, forest, open space, regional trails <br />and designated urban separator lands and habitat for <br />threatened or endangered species. Landowners receive <br />financial compensation without developing or selling their land <br />and the pUbiic receives permanent preservation of t/:le land. <br />Transferred development rights can be used to build additional <br />houses on other parcels in more appropriate areas. <br /> <br /> <br />The TDR Program responds to Countywide Plannina Policies, the Kina County ComDrehensive Plan <br />Policies and the Executive's Smart Growth Initiatives to protect resource lands, fish and wildlife habitat, <br />provide regional trails and open space, and preserve rural character. Additionally, TDR responds to <br />growth management objectives by focusing growth in urban areas where services such as sewer, water <br />and transportation exist or can be readily provided. <br /> <br />The King County Transfer of Development Rights Program is voluntary but sending sites must be <br />certified by King County. Sending sites must meet certain criteria and provide a public benefit in at least <br />one of the following categories: designated agricultural lands, forest lands, Rural Forest Focus Areas, <br />rural or resource regional trails and open space areas, habitat for threatened and endangered fish and <br />wildlife species, or designated urban separators that are zoned R-1 (see Sendina Sites). Within certain <br />guidelines, density may be transferred to unincorporated urban areas zoned R-4 or greater, incorporated <br />cities, and some rural areas zoned RA-2.5 or RA-5 (see Receivina Sites). Development rights may be <br />transferred into incorporated areas only where there is an interlocal agreement with King County in place <br />(see Receivina Sites). <br /> <br />A permanent conservation easement is placed on the sending site before density may be transferred off <br />to maintain the property in forestry, farming or other uses consistent with the policy goals of the Program. <br />Development rights may be transferred through private party transactions or under limited circumstances <br />they may be purchased by the TDR Bank. <br /> <br />For questions about TDR Program please contact Mark <br />Sollitto. <br /> <br />Related Information: <br /> <br />For questions about the Department of Natural Resources <br />Website, please contact Fred Bentler, webmaster. <br /> <br />Sustainable Building <br /> <br />Updated: Jan. 27, 2003 <br /> <br />Agricadture TOpi($ <br /> <br />http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlx/tdr/overview.htm <br /> <br />11/2/2004 <br />