10/20/2004 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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Cape Cod Commission DCPC Guidande Document 1 o SuggestedCriteria Districts. ofCritical Planning Concern The types of district: that may be proposed as districts of critical planning.concern include, but are not limited to,the districts listed below or a combination thereof. The districts listed,below are intended to provide guidance for district nominations only and are in no war intended to limit the type or scope of district nominations. 1.Water Resource District The district is important to the protection of an aquifer, watershed, aquifer recharge-zone, or surface water body with the following considerations: i Without.special regulations in the district, development or-waste disposal could endanger the quality or quantity of the water. H Studies or expert advice indicate that the designation and regulation ofthe district could be effective in.protecting the quality or quantity of water. i . Aquaculture Resource District The water body in the district is particularly suited for production of shell- or firs-fish and can be made productive through good management and improvements. i . Agricultural Resource a District The district includes areas particularly suited now and in the future for sustaining or augmenting the food supply or other agriculture of Cape Cod.The district must have one or more of the following characteristics: i The district is generally being farmed or it is practical to-convert it to agricultural uses. . ii Land ownerships within the district are generally of adequate size to support-.agricultural uses. (iii) Soil. climate, and topography are well suited for agriculture: . Wildlife, Natural, Scientific, or Ecological Resource our District The district contains an importan#.and identifiable wildlife,natural., scientific or ecological resource. Th1s-would include but not be.11rnited to plant, anirnal, and marine life and their habitats; as well as unusual geological features. Appendix : Suggested DCPC Criteria