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Vote on a request to approve revisions to the Chatham County Conservation Subdivision Guidelines for Conservation Space Selection to update the source for gis data layers needed to develop fragmentation maps and technical corrections.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a request to approve revisions to the Chatham County Conservation Subdivision Guidelines for Conservation Space Selection to update the source for gis data layers needed to develop fragmentation maps and technical corrections.
Introduction & Background:
The Conservation Subdivision Guidelines for Conservation Space Selection were created to inform applicants, consultants and developers on the additional documentation requirements for conservation subdivisions. Recent changes made by the NC Natural Heritage Program have rendered some information within the Guidelines inaccurate.
Discussion & Analysis:
The guidelines need to be updated to reflect changes made by the NC Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP), particularly with regard to data provided by the NCNHP that were previously free of charge and could be accessed on Chatham County GIS. Element Occurrences must now be obtained directly from the NCNHP. The county cannot host the data as was the case when the Guidelines were written. There are also new fees associated with obtaining this item from the NCNHP as of October 2018. Section 2.1 of the Conservation Subdivision Guidelines for Conservation Space Selection has been revised to include the updated information, including the website for the NCNHP where the data can be requested. An edit was also made to Section 1.2 to reflect the staff title change from Environmental Resources Director to Watershed Protection Director. The Natural Resources Director position no longer exists.
A public hearing was held on March 18, 2019 with planning staff presenting the request. There were no public comments provided during the hearing and no written comments were provided. The attached redlined guideline...
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