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suitable in the future. “We may want dense development” on hillsides similar to Bryce Mountain and Wintergreen recreation resorts, said Stokes.
Development on slopes can’t occur without first installing expensive water and sewer systems, responded Planning District Executive Director John Capelle.
“Then water and sewer are the governing factors rather than slope,” Stokes said, adding that the comprehensive plan’s thrust was towards directing growth onto flatter land where development encroaches on farming.
“There’s no doubt about it,” Capelle agreed. “The best land for farming is also the best land for development."
“If we adopt that philosophy (of encouraging growth on slopes), every ordinance we have would have to be completely revised,” interjected Planner Newbill Miller.
Stokes countered that he didn't want the comprehensive plan to limit development to flat lands only.
The county's zoning and subdivision ordinances, not the comprehensive plan, limit growth, Capelle explained. The plan, he said, only attempts to encourage growth in specific areas considered suitable and desirable for development.
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