Town of Summerville Planning Area - BCD Council of Governments

STRATEGY PARTNERS IMPLEMENTATIONTOOLS FUNDING PRIORITY TIMELINEEncourage/require newdevelopments to identifyand preserve and/or setaside natural and scenicareas of a site. In largerdevelopments,encourage/requiredevelopers to providewalking trails and otherpassive recreationopportunities.Planning Commission,Town Staff, TownCouncil, DevelopersDevelopmentAgreements,Planned UnitDevelopmentsGeneralFundHighOngoingGoal: Preserve and protect the resources necessary to maintain and enhance the vitality of wildlifehabitats.STRATEGY PARTNERS IMPLEMENTATIONTOOLS FUNDING PRIORITY TIMELINEThrough land useregulations, encouragedevelopment to occur inalready developed areasthat are already degradedto wildlife beforedeveloping in areasutilized by wildlife.PlanningCommission, TownStaff, Town Council,DevelopersZoningRegulations,Land UseRegulationsComprehensivePlans, TaxIncrementFinancingGeneralFund, TaxIncrementFinancingHighOngoingGain an understanding ofsensitive and valuablehabitat areas and establishstandards and guidelinesfor their protection andpreservation.Town Council andTown Staff withassistance of SCDept. of NaturalResourcesLandDevelopmentRegulations,Planned UnitDevelopmentsGeneralFundsHighOngoingNatural Resources Element Page 20