BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA

CONSERVATION AREAS
Policy 1.3.1: [C] (City of Tallahassee) (Revision Effective 6/07/01)
Attachment #1
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The following natural features shall be identified and mapped prior to rezoning or development and be
regulated as conservation areas:
a) Altered floodplains and floodways,
b) Altered watercourses and improved elements of the primary drainage system;
c) Altered wetlands;
d) Closed basins;
e) Significant grade areas (10% - 20%) (only required outside of the Urban Service Area);
f) High quality successional forests;
g) Areas exhibiting active karst features;
h) Designated canopy road corridors.
Policy 1.3.1: [C] (Leon County) (Revision Effective 6/07/01)
The following natural features shall be mapped and be included in the conservation overlay:
a) Altered floodplains and floodways,
b) Altered watercourses and improved elements of the primary drainage system;
c) Altered wetlands;
d) Closed basins;
e) Significant grade areas (10% - 20%);
f) High quality successional forests;
g) Areas exhibiting active karst features;
h) Designated canopy road corridors.
Staff Note: The above change notes that significant grade areas are only regulated by the
Comprehensive Plan outside of the Urban Service Area. The change also creates a unified policy for the
City and County. The minor differences in the opening text for each policy do not impact how the
Conservation Areas are regulated. The City version of the policy provides clearer direction and was
selected for the unified policy.
Policy 1.3.2: [C] (Revision Effective 7/1/04; Revision Effective 7/26/06; Revision Effective 1/7/10) City
of Tallahassee Only
Staff Note: “City of Tallahassee Only” is proposed for removal to create a unified policy for the City
and the County. This will include the removal of “Leon County Only” Policy 1.3.2 [C] below. The
treatment of significant grades is the only difference between the existing “City Only” and “County
Only” version of Policy 1.3.2 [C]. Addressing the significant grade requirements allows for the
unification of these polices.
Potential development within areas of the conservation overlay district shall exhibit best environmental
management practices with the emphasis on designing with nature. Assessed impact upon natural
resource determines density and/or intensity within a prescribed range within which the parcel is located.
Planned development is required for approval. Strict performance requirements will be applied. The
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