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San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury • 2005-2006

Transfer of Development Credits

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Findings and Recommendations 9 findings

F1 Page 208
The goal of the TDC program is to relocate potential development away from agricultural and environmentally sensitive land and to retire antiquated subdivisions. The relocation is to be close to urban areas where public services would be readily available.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Page 209
The TDC program should continue, providing the recommendations in this report are implemented. (Finding 1)
F2 Page 208
The TDC program is essentially market-driven. However, developers can find suitable land for development within the urban reserve line or by requesting an amendment to the county’s General Plan without having to purchase development credits from a sender site. Until most land within the urban reserve line is developed, there is little or no incentive to purchase credits.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Page 209
The Board of Supervisors should develop an incentive program to attract both sender and receiver sites. (Finding 2)
F3 Page 208
SLO County land is essentially zoned into three categories: urban, agricultural or rural. Land may be zoned agricultural regardless of its actual agricultural value or the Soil Conservation Service land capability grouping. (See Bibliography #1, 4 & 5)
No recommendations for this finding
F4 Page 208
SLO County is covered with antiquated subdivisions that can be developed with less compliance to prevailing county environmental regulations and development standards. Most of the antiquated subdivisions are located on agricultural land.
No recommendations for this finding
F5 Page 208
A ranch in the northern portion of San Luis Obispo County was the pilot TDC sender site with over 5,000 acres preserved. Even though other properties qualified as sender sites, for all practical purposes this ranch remains the most significant sender site.
No recommendations for this finding
F6 Page 208
In a May 27, 2004 memorandum to the county Principal Planner, the SLO County Agricultural Commissioner recommended that all land within the Agriculture Land Use category not be eligible as TDC receiver sites
No recommendations for this finding
F7 Page 208
Using input from citizens and area advisory groups, the SLO County Planning Commission developed a set of specific recommendations, the strongest of which was to Pg 206 of 252 discontinue use of the TDC program, except for the community based programs and TDC sites that have been, or may be, established as part of the General Plan update.
No recommendations for this finding
F8 Page 209
In response to the Planning Commission’s recommendations, the SLO County Department of Planning and Building proposed: • County staff reevaluate the method used to determine the number of sender credits, • County staff reevaluate the allowed uses in the conservation easements and the requirements for conservation easement management, • the Board of Supervisors amend the current policy of allowing receiver sites in agricultural areas to disallow agricultural land being considered as a receiver site and, • County staff prepare amendments to the TDC program to encourage growth in urban areas where existing public services can effectively serve the additional density.
No recommendations for this finding
F9 Page 209
The Board of Supervisors agreed to form the TDC Blue Ribbon Committee, a broad- based committee, to review the TDC program.
No recommendations for this finding

Additional Recommendations 2

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.