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Marion County retains prime-farmland language, explores using open-space fees for sensitive lands and clarifies specimen-tree rules
Summary
During the May 1 comprehensive-plan workshop commissioners asked staff to restore prime-soils language to the conservation element, approved language allowing use of the county's open-space fee-in-lieu program for acquisition of environmentally sensitive resources, and directed that specimen-tree definitions be set in the Land Development Code.
Marion County commissioners agreed May 1 to preserve language protecting prime farmland and soils in the draft conservation element and to allow the county to use its open-space fee-in-lieu funds to acquire environmentally sensitive and locally important lands.
Blair Knighton, county staff leading the comprehensive-plan review, said staff would add back a provision requested by parks staff ("Mr. Bridal") to keep soils and prime farmland protections in the conservation…
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