tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post6202892389942256865..comments2023-04-15T11:32:36.760-04:00Comments on The Other Athens: Local Land UseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-65560972656792159922007-07-16T11:28:00.000-04:002007-07-16T11:28:00.000-04:00I don't think there can be any doubt that ACC land...I don't think there can be any doubt that ACC land use policy has reduced the value of land in rural Clarke county by essentially driving the development value of the land to zero. <BR/><BR/>In addition to taking the development rights to the property, the Clarke school board's policy of administrative assignment (otherwise known as "controlled choice") has also reduced the residential value of land. <BR/><BR/>In essence, land in rural Clarke county should now be priced at it's agricultural and/or recreational value. Anyone with an internet connection can verify that land in Clarke county's "greenbelt" sells at a considerable discount as compared to property just across the county line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-66433437934837591722007-07-16T08:55:00.000-04:002007-07-16T08:55:00.000-04:00A clarification:Martin Meadows was approved as a c...A clarification:<BR/><BR/>Martin Meadows was approved as a conservation subdivision in 2002 under the ordinance in place at that time. The current ordinance was adopted in 2003.<BR/><BR/>Even the proposed Orange Twin Conservation Community, the first, and so far only, application the county has received under the current ordinance, asked for a variance to allow almost double the number of homes specified for such a development.<BR/><BR/>My recollection is that the Planning Department decided that Orange Twin did not meet the standards for a "conservation subdivision" and the application was withdrawn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-27623664076989021272007-07-15T20:43:00.000-04:002007-07-15T20:43:00.000-04:00Is that the one off of Robert Hardeman Road? To t...Is that the one off of Robert Hardeman Road? To the best of my knowledge, it is not a conservation subdivision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-64907270230340462652007-07-14T20:26:00.000-04:002007-07-14T20:26:00.000-04:00That is a really good post, and it is very strange...That is a really good post, and it is very strange to see the before and after situation as I remember back when Athens formulated all those plans. So many good ideas get wrecked in the details, hunh?<BR/><BR/>It is also interesting comparing and contrasting the big land use issues that affect cities like Athens and Portland vs cities like New Orleans, where I now live.<BR/><BR/>There are more similarities than you may imagine. Down in this part of the world, "stream buffers" also feature into the lead paragraph of any discussion of land use.Cousin Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445894373136726700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-65173598595589313342007-07-14T20:23:00.000-04:002007-07-14T20:23:00.000-04:00James -Isn't Martin Meadows a conservation subdivi...James -<BR/><BR/>Isn't Martin Meadows a conservation subdivision?ACCBikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623268257103508785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-53442828300814244872007-07-14T00:07:00.000-04:002007-07-14T00:07:00.000-04:00Add Clarke county's small size to the list of reas...Add Clarke county's small size to the list of reasons why new urban style smart growth won't work to reduce sprawl or congestion in ACC. <BR/>ACC simply doesn't cover a broad enough geographic area to influence patterns of growth. <BR/><BR/>"Sprawl" development will simply leapfrog ACC's "greenbelt" into the neighboring counties of Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe, and Oconee. I'm familiar with the land use maps for two of these counties, and they specifically call for growth on the ACC perimeter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-13876071163957275212007-07-13T19:29:00.000-04:002007-07-13T19:29:00.000-04:00Great post James. As much as folks brag on Pacifi...Great post James. As much as folks brag on Pacific NW cities like Portland as the "model" of how Athens should be managed, there is never any credence paid to numerous available publications highlighting the failures of the policies they so admire. Policies such as "mixed income" housing etc. <BR/><BR/>Athens will never be Portland. It will never be Burlington VT. Our socio-economic problems will continue to burden us in ways that prohibit these programs that may (or may not) work in very different environments. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com