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Goal #1 Recreation and Open Space
To provide for public enjoyment opportunities on trust lands
Policies Associated with Goal #1
- Community members, agency representatives and non-profit organizations will work together to identify innovative and feasible ways in which lands may be managed for their recreational and conservation values.
- Recreational opportunities for the public should be provided while achieving revenue objectives for the trust.
- Public access and open space should be provided for in all land use proposals.
- The scale and type of non-residential uses should be analyzed for compatibility with public use and recreation.
- Contiguous open space should be maximized, and land use proposals should be based on a land use density allowance versus a minimum lot size calculation in order to encourage cluster development and minimize sprawl.
- Recreational uses and open space should be actively managed to protect the
natural resources and public health and safety.
Goal #2 Land Use
To establish a framework for evaluating land use proposals on School Trust Lands with respect to :
- Local social, economic and cultural values and concerns
- Local land use policies and regulations
- The Montana Environmental Policy Act
Policies Associated with Goal #2
- Land use proposals should comply with the local land use regulatory processes.
- The scale, type, and location of new development should reflect the adequacy of available infrastructure.
- Land Use proposals should consider relationships to adjoining land uses and growth patterns in the surrounding community.
- Incentives should be provided to encourage protection of lands that may be environmentally sensitive, including those that are too steep, are in a flood plain or wetlands, and/or are critical to wildlife.
- Project proposals should incorporate design standards to protect the watershed and other essential components of the environment.
- Land use proposals should mitigate potential hazards from wildfire occurrences through acceptable timber management practices and other design and location considerations.
- The level of analysis of each proposed land use and associated public review and involvement should be equal to or greater than what would occur during a MEPA analysis.
- Opportunities should be provided for continued forest management practices as either a primary use or in association with other land uses.
- Management strategies for all trust lands should consider a range of community values such as forest health, fire management and recreation.
Goal #3 Revenue
To provide for the management of state school trust lands to produce revenues for
the beneficiaries of the trust.
Policies Associated with Goal #3
- Good land stewardship practices should be encouraged in order to assure that economic benefit may be derived from the land over the long term.
- Short term revenue should be generated while protecting the long term value of the trust lands.
- Revenue considerations should take in to account both short and long-term uses for the land.
- Traditional historic uses as a source of revenue should be encouraged.
- Innovative strategies for generating new income opportunities to the trust beneficiaries should be identified while considering community values.
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