Commission largely backs using natural‑resource overlays to trigger PUD review; soils layer needs more analysis
Staff showed GIS/AI analysis indicating the Natural Resource Overlay (NRO) and Arrowwood forest blocks would affect a substantial share of parcels; commissioners largely agreed the NRO is an appropriate PUD trigger but asked staff for further analysis on prime soils and wastewater‑suitable soils before finalizing policy.
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Jericho planning staff presented GIS work combining town parcels, the Natural Resource Overlay (NRO), Arrowwood forest‑block analysis and state prime‑soils data to estimate how many properties would be implicated if mapped resources triggered required PUD review. Staff said the NRO alone would affect roughly 20–30% of Low Density Residential (LDR) parcels, 56% of RuralA parcels and 89% of Forestry parcels; adding forest blocks and prime soils raised the LDR share to about 79% (parcel count basis).
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