How would the proposed zoning text amendment regulate development on critical slopes?
In all zoning districts, the proposed zoning text amendment would continue to prohibit development on critical slopes. In the Rural Areas zoning district, the proposed regulations will eliminate the exception that allows accessways, such as driveways, to be located on critical slopes, and prohibit streets and driveways, and any related land disturbing activity from being located on critical slopes. However, the county engineer would be authorized to grant waivers under six specific conditions. The proposed amendment also would establish a procedure to appeal the decision of the county engineer, establish a procedure by which a landowner could challenge that critical slopes exist on the property, and define land disturbing activity. Finally, the proposed amendment would allow the location of utilities and other specified improvements on critical slopes provided that the landowner showed that no reasonable alternative location or alignment existed. How does the County currently regulate
