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Transfer of development rights to be discussed
By Candace Stoughton
For the Forsyth County News
Transfer of Development
Rights (TDRs) are a cutting
edge tool that encourages green-,
space protection while still
allowing anticipated develop
ment. If you would like to leam
more about how communities
are using TDRs as a tool facili
tating both development and
natural resource protection, you
are invited to attend a presenta
tion on "Transfer of
Development Rights” at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday April 1, 2004
at the Sawnee Center (1090
Tribble Gap Rd. ) in Cumming.
The presentation is sponsored
by Forsyth County Commis
sioner Charles Laughinghouse
and invited speaker is Dr. Laurie
Fowler of the University of
Georgia’s School of Law.
Our precious North Georgia
mountains, valleys and streams
are facing enormous develop
ment pressure with future
growth expected to consume
much of the existing privately
owned open land in this part of
the state. While many landown
ers are deeply motivated to pro
tect their land for future genera
tions. in many areas a landown
er just about “has to" develop
his or her land in order to recoup
its financial value.
On the other hand, a
Transfer of Development Rights
(TDR) program holds tremen
dous potential for North Georgia
counties and cities to proactively
How to care for a
potted azalea plant
By Shay Smith
For the Forsyth County News
Q. What type license or
certification is required to
apply pesticides?
A: There are two types of
pesticides: general use pesti
cides and restricted use pesti
cides. General use pesticides
are those purchased by the
public in garden centers and
retail outlets, which can be
applied by homeowners with
out special training, just by
following directions on the
product label. General use pes
ticides are also applied by pro
fessional applicators, although
professionals may have a
greater choice of products or
quantities from which to
choose and more sophisticated
application equipment.
Restricted use pesticides
can only be applied by certi
fied applicators, or individuals
operating under the supervi
sion of certified applicators.
To become certified, profes
sional applicators must
demonstrate, through testing,
practical knowledge of pests
related to the category of certi
fication for which the individ
ual is applying. Professional
applicators must know how to:
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and efficient pest control
measures,
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and responsibly,
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of chemical control, and
* Select the correct pesti
cides to use.
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for certification are established
by the U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), and
each state's lead agency for
pesticides is responsible for
enforcement. Certified appli
cators must renew their train
ing regularly by attending
approved continuing education
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protect open space while still
respecting private property
rights. TDR programs provide
cities and counties with a mech
anism for encouraging the pro
tection of open spaces while still
allowing development.
Flood-plains, forests,
streams, scenic views, agricul
tural areas, and historic and
recreational resources can be
preserved, while protecting
property values and allowing for
future growth. Under a TDR
program, development rights are
transferred from areas designat
ed for protection (sending
zones) to areas designated for
future growth (receiving zones).
The transfer of development
rights from a sending zone to a
receiving zone occurs when a
landowner, typically a develop
er, proposes an increase in den
sity on a particular piece of land
through an “up zone” or an
increase in density which nor
mally accompanies a rezoning
request.
If the local government
approves the increase in density,
the developer (applicant) then
acquires the development rights
from landowners in areas where
the community supports green
space protection. Once a prop
erty owner has sold or trans
ferred his or her development
rights, the property is then per
manently protected by a deed
restriction or conservation ease
ment.
The TDR program allows
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programs.
If you are
interested in
taking the test
to become a
Certified
Applicator,
contact my
office for
more details.
Q. I pur
chased a
beautiful blooming azalea at
the grocery store last week
end. When is it alright to
plant that outside?
A. Potted azaleas, available
through Easter, will flower for
two to three weeks, if the soil
is kept slightly moist. Keep
your azalea in a cool (60
degrees F), bright location,
and remove withered flowers.
You have 2 options with this
azalea: discard the plant when
blooms fade since most florist
azaleas are not hardy enough
to be established outdoors OR
place the plant outdoors dur
ing the daytime and bring
them in at night to get it accli
matized to our weather.
Once the danger of frost
has passed, you can plant it
outdoors.
Shay Smith is the county
agent for the Forsyth County
Cooperative Extension Office.
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ers do not suffer property value
reduction that can accompany
other zoning mechanisms such
as “down zoning." They also
provide conservation minded
landowners with a financial
alternative to development by
protecting valuable rural, agri
cultural and forested lands with
out “taking" property rights. In
addition, TDRs promote fairness
by allowing landowners and
FORSYTH COUNTY NEW» Bund«y, March 21,2004 -1
developers to choose between
TDR and conventional develop
ment, while protecting ultimate
build-out populations for cities
and counties.
A TDR program holds
tremendous potential to protect
rural greenspace including agri
cultural lands, flood plains, sce
nic views and recreational access
point throughout North Georgia
and the Etowah watershed.
If you have questions about
the program on TDRs on April
1, 2004, please contact
Commissioner Laughinghouse
at 770.886.2810.
Candace Stoughton is the
Etowah River Project Manager
for The Nature Conservancy.
For more information about The
Nature Conservancy’s work in
the Etowah watershed visit
www.nature.org/georgia
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