SLIDE 10 6/11/2018 10 TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (TDR PROGRAM)
❖Allows density to be transferred from hazard-prone areas to sites more suitable for development ❖Originally created to protect backcountry character, expanded to protect wetlands on platted lots in subdivisions ❖Since its inception in 2000, approximately 100 development rights have been moved,
protected approximately 1,700 acres of land.
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS & REGULATIONS
- Community Wildfire Protection Plan
- Comprehensive Plan & Basin Master Plans
- Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Open Space Protection Plan
- Land Acquisition
- Conservation Easements
- Transfer of Development
Rights
- Building Codes
- Zoning Regulations
- Subdivision & Site Design
Standards
- Summit County Wildfire Council
- Funding through Grants and Property Taxes
- Chipping Program
- Public Education
Chapter 45
BUILDING CODE
Soffit Vent Openings (Max. 3/16 in.) Sprinkler Systems for all structures ≥6,000 sq. ft.
❖ Fire Hazard Mitigation Requirement for New Construction ❖ Adoption of Fire Hazard Mitigation requirements to protect residences from wildfire in the WUI ❖ Plan review and inspection process to verify compliance
Class A Roofing
DEFENSIBLE SPACE
Chapter 3: Zoning Regulations
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Rezoning Policies: #3202.05: Wildfire Hazard Areas “In determining appropriate densities for a particular property, the BOCC will take into account 1) the wildfire hazard; 2) the potential impact to the public health, safety and welfare; 3) wildfire mitigation measures as required and/or allowed by the County; and 4) the proximity of the proposed development site to existing fire stations and the corresponding response zone and its inclusion in a designated fire protection district.” #3505.17: Wall and Fence Design: “five (5) lineal feet of non-combustible material within 10-feet
- f any structure. Compliance shall be verified as
part of any required defensible space inspection.” #3604: Mandatory Landscape Design Standards “Shredded rubber, pine needles and shredded western red cedar are prohibited within 5 feet
#3815.02: Firewood Storage, “Firewood shall not be stored in unenclosed spaces beneath buildings
- r structures, or on decks or under eves…from
May 1st until November 1st…”
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Chapter 8: Subdivision Regulations
#8101: Required Fire Protection Improvements “As a condition of approval of any subdivision, the subdivider shall be required to provide the following improvements related to fire protection:
- A. Water sources for firefighting…
- B. Fire hydrants
- C. Access meeting the applicable provisions of
the Fire Code
- D. Fuel Reduction/Forest Management Plans…as
identified in the CWPP CC&R’s require ongoing forest management, fuels reduction, and defensible space maintenance #8154: Lots and Blocks Design Criteria #4. All proposed lots shall be designed to accommodate the fire mitigation prescriptions for Zone One and Two defensible space within the proposed lot boundaries to the maximum extent feasible.
Subdivision Regulations
