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Wassaja Newsletter volume 4, number 5, published in Chicago, Illinois
This memorandum outlines and suggests amendments to the draft document based on public comments, and recommends adoption of a Concept Plan. After completion of a biological evaluation and economic analysis, a final Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan will be forwarded to the Board for consideration and final adoption.
A total of 170 letters or documents were received by the County Administrator in response to the draft Concept Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. An estimated 59 non-governmental organizations or individuals have expressed an interest in participating in developing the plan.
This draft report results from Board direction to develop a comprehensive environmental based response to urban growth pressures. The draft plan itself is the merger of active citizen discussion regarding growth with the Coalition for the Sonoran Desert Protection Plan and others, along with integration of a number of past and present County activities that are natural resource protection oriented.
Intended to provide the Board with a historical perspective of regional land use planning in Pima County, some of the tools and actions being used by other communities in growth management, and to provide a framework for future Board policy and direction.
Describes the relation of the current and proposed system of mountain parks and preserves to the ongoing multi-species conservation planning process. Business interests will be able to pursue land uses which impact habitat, so long as defined conservation standards are met. This report simply frames planning possibilities by outlining the known potential of twelve park and preserve areas in eastern Pima County.
A draft baseline document that describes the trends in single family residential, multi-family, and mobile home uses over time. Includes a review of market trends and demographic information relevant to housing in Pima County.
Housing in Pima County, issue paper No. 1: land use element. The scope of this plan is to successfully integrate the Preliminary Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and the Comprehensive Plan Update that would serve as both the cornerstone of conservation as well as land development. The land use element is a key feature of the update.
Summarizes applications placed in the newspaper and mailed directly to Steering Committee members to solicit Land Panel membership. 177 applications were received and compiled. Includes a suggested alternative for selecting Land Panel members.
Chronicles some of the changes in the Pima County Zoning Code since 1953 and summarizes the comprehensive plan, the zoning code, and the building codes.