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Arts and Culture Citing several community benefits associated with cultural activities, the Board of Countv Commissioners, on April 11, 2000, instructed staff to initiate a comprehensive plan amendment to add a cultural element to the comprehensive plan. Since that time, staff has worked with the Cultural Council which is the county's designated Local Arts Agency on several aspects of this project. The development of a new element requires several phases, including an inventory of existing conditions and facilities. For a cultural element, facilities could include auditoriums, theaters (indoor and outdoor), museums, galleries, and classrooms. Conditions could include an inventory of arts organizations, the size of their membership, and how many people use the various facilities. This phase could also include a description of the condition of the facilities. Currently, an acceptable inventory of existing conditions and facilities is not available. The Cultural Council, however, has offered to help develop one for the future. Recognizing that without an inventory of existing conditions and facilities a new element could not be developed, it was determined that as an interim step, prior to the development of a new element, a new goal and two new objectives involving cultural activities could be added to the Recreation and Open Space Element. Both objectives are associated with several policies. The proposed goal, objectives and policies would replace an existing objective and policy addressing arts and culture. The proposed goal, objectives and policies were developed in coordination with, and with input from, the Cultural Council and its members. The goal, objectives, and policies intend to promote and stabilize local art and culture activities. The revisions related to arts and culture delete Recreation and Open Space Element Objective 11 and Policy 11.1, and create new Recreation and Open Space Goal 2; Objectives 2.1 and 2.2; and Policies 2.1.1 to 2.1.4 and 2.2.1 to 2.2.7. ANAs YM This section will present an analysis of the reasonableness of the proposed amendment, followed by a discussion of the consistency of the proposed amendment with the comprehensive plan. ANALYSIS OF REASONABLENESS OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT Optional Agricultural PDs The key component of Agricultural PDs is the requirement to cluster lots. In theory, there are several advantages associated with this requirement. Those advantages are: 1. Clustering preserves agricultural uses; 2. Clustering discourages urban sprawl; 3. Clustered development can be served more efficiently; and 4. Clustering allows incremental, rather than "leap frog," expansion of the urban service area. During public discussions on the subject, however, the Board of County Commissioners made several findings indicating that the Agricultural PD process is not achieving its goals of preserving agriculture and open space, or discouraging urban sprawl. As a whole, the Board's findings indicate that clustering through the Agricultural PD process should be changed to an option, rather than remaining a requirement. Those findings are as follows: November 7, 2000 104 BK 1 15 PG 8 11