Disposition Summary

Approve the sector plan amendment to RR (Rural Residential), HP (Hillside Protection) and SP (Stream Protection) because it is consistent with surrounding land use and trends in development.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the sector plan amendment to RR (Rural Residential), HP (Hillside Protection) and SP (Stream Protection) because it is consistent with surrounding land use and trends in development.

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SECTOR PLAN AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS FROM GENERAL PLAN (May meet any one of these):

CHANGES OF CONDITIONS WARRANTING AMENDMENT OF THE LAND USE PLAN:
1. Since the 1990s there has been significant conversion of farmland to residential development southeast of the subject property along Oak Ridge Hwy and to the northeast along W Emory Rd.
2. Much of the surrounding region, which is included in the Rural Area of the Growth Policy Plan, has the land use designation of RR (Rural Residential).
3. These conditions warrant consideration of RR on the subject property as a classification that is compatible with surrounding land uses.

INTRODUCTION OF SIGNIFICANT NEW ROADS OR UTILITIES THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE PLAN AND MAKE DEVELOPMENT MORE FEASIBLE:
1. There has been sewer utility expansion to nearby properties to accommodate commercial or residential developments, and this could be further extended to the subject property.

AN OBVIOUS OR SIGNIFICANT ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE PLAN:
1. It is clear that RR is a common designation in this region and could have been considered instead of AG (Agricultural) for the subject property.

TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION OR TRAFFIC THAT WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN PROPOSAL:
1. As noted, the substantial subdivision development that has occurred as recently as 2022 reflects a trend of increasing focus on residential infrastructure in this historically agrarian area.