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The zoning boundaries that define each exception area protect valuable <br />farm and forest lands against encroachment by new residents and <br />commercial enterprizes~ however the very Same boundaries protect rural <br />residents against objectionable management practices that are <br />unconditionally alloQed in exclusive farm u~e and forest zones~ Once <br />the perimeter of an exception area has been established it serves as a <br />cordon that protects these ~pposing interests, therefore the boundaries <br />are deIiniat~d to prevent islands of agricultural or forest uses within <br />rural residential zones. <br /> <br />The <br /> <br />pot <br /> <br />dis <br /> <br />cts ~ <br /> <br /> n boundaries were originally drawn <br /> Lye is ~'split zoning", <br /> o ~umbersome to administer~ <br /> the choice is whether or not a parcel <br /> within an exception area boundary. Parcels that <br /> di~¥ided or developed are included even though <br />the site may be in pasture or trees, because farm and <br /> ~ uses in rural residential <br /> <br />use <br />both; <br /> <br />receiving a deferral. <br /> <br /> ~x deferral would appear to be <br />for developed and ~ommitte~ exceptions if~not <br /> Department of Revenue officially <br /> tween land zoned for farm or forest use <br /> use. The tax deferral program applies to <br /> ban Growth Boundaries ~re eligi~ie. <br /> <br /> been debated on <br /> Land Conservation and <br /> ~f the commission is that <br /> land from an~ exception <br /> it does add substantially to the <br /> s warranted~ That policy will <br />s of each exception area that ~ontains land <br /> <br />Page 13~ BIT G ! 2 <br /> <br /> <br />