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Commission discusses pond permitting, possible fee waiver if pond serves fire safety
Summary
During zoning revisions, commissioners considered adding permitted uses for ponds, changing review authority acronyms, and public comment urged exemptions or waiver of conditional-use fees if a pond provides water for fire protection.
The Planning Commission flagged Section 6.9 (Ponds) for specific edits, asking staff to add missing permitted uses to the tables and to update Review Standards by replacing the "ZA" acronym with "DRB" (Development Review Board) where appropriate. Those edits are intended to ensure cross-references and review authority are correct across the draft regulations.
Public commenters suggested the Commission consider an exemption for larger ponds or waiving a conditional-use fee when the pond can serve as a water source for fire safety. Commissioners recorded the suggestion for further consideration as they refine pond- and resource-related standards.
