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implement the recommendations, who is responsible for the action and a general time frame in which it should take place. These tables will be used to ensure that the plan is implemented, that the responsible party is identified, and that yearly checks of implementation can be made. Many of the recommendations are the same as those formulated for the 1991 Area Plan because the land use issues and concerns that were important in 1991 are still important in 1997. The actions for implementing the recommendations have been changed to reflect changed conditions and accomplishments. It is also important to note that many of the actions recommended in the 1991 plan have been completed or implemented. Some of the more important accomplishments are: · Sanitary sewer service was brought to the area with the Muddy Creek Plant, the Lower Muddy Creek sewer line and the lines under construction at the crossroads and along US 601. · Most of the land use and zoning actions were implemented when the County wrote a new zoning ordinance in 1993 and rezoned property according to area plans' recommendations. · The Countryside Residential zoning district was created and applied to the Rural Preservation Area to help preserve rural character. · Customized Development Standards were established to allow development flexibility in other zoning districts and to preserve open space. · FIowes Store Road was improved and is now safer. A drop-off location for recyclable materials was established at the Masonic Lodge in the crossroads area, The following discussion is divided into the same categories as the recommendations tables. Where possible the discussion will follow in the same order as the actual recommendations. LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS The land use recommendations begin with the Future Land Use Map.' This map indicates ultimate land use goals for the area. It will be used in analyzing all land development proposals as well as zoning controls within the planning area. Residential and Rural The most prominent category shown on the map is rural residential. These are areas with little development pressure and no planned sewer services that are primarily tmdeveloped, rural residential or agricultural. It is proposed that these areas remain much as they are now and that agricultural and rural residential zoning will properly regulate that area development. Housing densities of no more than one unit per acre should be allowedl Overall intensities will be much lower, in the neighborhood of one unit per ten acres. The rural residential zones adopted as part of the current zoning ordinance - Agricultural/Open, Low Density Residential and Countryside Residential - all permit residential uses and limited commercial uses. The inclusion of non-residential uses was a policy decision by the Board of Commissioners that reflected citizens' 20