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Because he owns so much of the surrounding lands,the decisions Mr. Jacobsen makes will have a disproportionate effect on the area's future character. Information about future development plans for these properties would help the county and town deal with the issues raised in this report. At a minimum, such information should include: • the location and size of any residential development intended for the area; • proposed public or private road, sewer and water improvements and any urban service area amendments that would be required; • linkages and impacts to public highway, road,trail,park or environmental corridors,and • other planned institutional, commercial,industrial or service uses. IX. ADDITIONAL COUNTY APPROVALS REQUIRED If the rezoning application is approved by the County Board and signed by the County Executive,the Zoning Committee would have to approve the Conditional Use Permit before the site could be used for a private school. Earthmoving and construction could not take place until the Land Conservation Department approves an erosion control plan and the Zoning Division approves appropriate zoning and building permits. X. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS This request is essentially similar to a proposal rejected by the ZNR less than a year ago. To satisfy the requirements of Section 10.255 (2)(k)of the County Zoning Ordinance,the committee should make a ruling on whether the revised petition and the additional information provided meet the standards for resubmission before taking action on the current request. This request would allow productive farmland to be converted to other uses, and would promote development that is inconsistent with the designation of this area as an Agricultural Preservation Area in the Town of Westport Land Use Plan. The proposed school has the potential to cause a variety of direct and cumulative impacts on the surrounding community,but these impacts are impossible to determine without additional information from the applicant and possibly from the Town of Westport. The Zoning and Natural Resources Committee may wish to postpone action on this request until the following information can be provided: • a corrected site plan and/or legal descriptions showing the correct acreages of the parcels involved; • rationale for pursuing this request as a rezoning petition instead of a conditional use permit; • the number and grade level of the students to be served; • details about the nature and extent of future expansion for the school; • descriptions and/or sketches of proposed signage and lighting; • the location of any drainageways,wetlands or steep slopes on the property; • landscaping and other measures to be taken to buffer the school from surrounding agricultural uses; • design and location of proposed stormwater and erosion controls,and; • information about future development plans for other properties owned by the applicant. It may also be useful to begin a discussion with the Town of Westport,the Department of Planning& Development and the Regional Planning Commission about the nature of proposed amendments to the Town of Westport Land Use Plan. 6