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<br />Natural Resource Inventory Task Force Recommendations <br />August 30, 2005 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1. Preserving existing high quality natural areas (graded as A and B in the inventory). <br />2. Establishing a voluntary transfer of Development Rights Program. <br />3. Adopting a Wetland Buffer Ordinance. <br />4. Adopting an ecology-based Tree Preservation Ordinance. <br />5. Modifications to the Subdivision Ordinance <br />6. Modifications to the Open Space Preservation (Cluster) portion of the Subdivision <br />Ordinance. <br /> <br />The Commissions are asked to endorse the recommendations and recommend that the City <br />Council adopt them. After the City Council adopts the recommendations, work will <br />commence to implement the recommendations through a variety of means, including <br />changes to the City's Code of Ordinances relating to subdivisions. The Planning <br />Commission will do most of the "heavy lifting", as the Subdivision Ordinance is included in <br />Chapter 30 - Land Development Regulations. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the Planning and Parks and Recreation Commissions endorse the <br />recommendations presented by the Natural Resource Inventory Task Force, and <br />recommend that the City Council adopt the recommendations as presented. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\Natural Resource Inventory\08 3005 PC-P&R memo.doc <br />