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no is 1991 <br />ROOK 83 FA U 664 <br />Through traditional land use and zoning regulations, residential <br />and other non-agricultural development are limited in <br />agriculturally designated lands. With a mixed use floating <br />designation, increased residential densities and other non- <br />agricultural uses could be allowed in the agricultural areas under <br />strictly controlled conditions. The ability to provide for higher <br />residential densities and associated non-agricultural uses makes a <br />mixed use designation an important tool for development within <br />agricultural areas. The stringent requirements of the mixed use <br />designation will ensure the creation of self-sufficient communities <br />which can absorb increases in density and intensity and ensure high <br />internal trip capture to reduce travel demands•on county roads <br />Without adversely affecting the surrounding areas. <br />Through buffer requirements, these mixed use projects will be <br />buffered from neighboring land uses, eliminating potential land use <br />conflicts. Compatibility of uses internally and externally will be <br />addressed through the requirement that projects within the mixed <br />use designation comply with established Planned Development (P.D.) <br />standards. Such mixed use projects will provide even more county <br />control over development in the agricultural areas than provided by <br />current county regulations. <br />In analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of a mixed use land <br />use designation, the county must consider its adopted plan, its <br />revised plan if the remedial actions are approved by the Board of <br />County Commissioners, and its revised plan if the mixed-use <br />designation is approved in addition to the remedial actions. The <br />following chart summarizes the land use advantages and <br />disadvantages for each of the above scenarios: <br />72 <br />ADVANTAGES <br />DISADVANTAGES <br />Adopted Plan <br />Maximum flexibility for <br />No control mechanism over <br />residential development in the <br />residential development in the <br />agricultural area in respect to <br />agricultural areas <br />residential lot size <br />Creation of large lot development <br />(ranchettes) <br />Limitation on the <br />amount of residential and other <br />non-agricultural development <br />Encouragement of Urban Sprawl <br />' <br />Insufficient protection for <br />agricultural and environmental <br />lands <br />Revised plan according to the <br />Establishes criteria for non-agri- <br />Limits flexibility <br />remedial actions <br />cultural development <br />for non-agricultural development in <br />respect to residential lot size <br />Limits Urban Sprawl <br />Limits the amount of residential <br />Protects agricultural and environ- <br />and other non-agricultural <br />mental lands <br />development <br />Revised plan according to the. <br />Establishes criteria for non-agri- <br />Limits flexibility for non-agricul- <br />remedial actions and <br />cultural development <br />tural development in respect to <br />establishment of mixed use des- <br />residential lot size <br />ignation <br />Limits Urban Sprawl <br />Creates opportunities for mixed <br />use self-sufficient communities <br />Provides support for agricultural <br />areas <br />Protects agricultural and environ- <br />mental lands <br />72 <br />