The purposes and duties of the RPATAC are to:

A.

Provide technical support and recommendations to the Department concerning the technical definition and criteria of any resource protection area or level as depicted in Table 40.10.010.

B.

Advise the Department when it is determined that environmental standards contained in this Article should be amended.

C.

Provide technical support and recommendations to the Department, Board of Adjustment and Planning Board concerning any application concerning an Article 10 standard.

D.

Advise the Department when the RPATAC determines that Article 10, or any regulations, interpretations or policies promulgated pursuant to Article 10, should be amended.

E.

Assist the Department as requested.

F.

Provide technical support, review and recommendations on all floodplain variance applications and variance applications concerning the reduction of the required OSR for major residential land developments depicted in Table 40.04.110.

G.

Upon the request of the Department, RPATAC shall provide recommendations regarding application of the standards to rezoning, subdivision, and land development submissions relative to any issue involving a protected resource.

H.

Provide technical support and recommendations to the Department concerning the transfer of development rights from one WRPA to another.

(Ord. No. 97-172, § 3(ch. 13, § 30.430), 12-31-1997; Ord. No. 14-126, § 9, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 18-020, § 21, 7-10-2018)

Cross reference— Boards, committees and commissions, ch. 2, art. 4.