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Town of Jackson Draft Natural Resources Overlay (NRO) Update

The updated Town NRO is available for review and comment

The Town of Jackson Draft Natural Resources Overlay (NRO) is available for review.  This update to the NRO applies only within the Town of Jackson.  
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SiteAdmin Apr 14 2026 at 10:44PM on page 4

These also need permeability if w/in .5 mi of planned wildlife crossing

SiteAdmin Apr 14 2026 at 3:42PM on page 3

note typo - should be wildland not wildlife
in reply to Amy Kuszak's comment

SiteAdmin Apr 14 2026 at 3:39PM on page 2

We do mean to exempt "Agriculture.1.Definition. Agriculture is the farming or ranching of land. a.Includes:
i.cultivation of the soil
ii.production of forage, crops, or timber
iii.growing of ornamental or landscaping plants
iv.greenhouses
v.rearing, feeding, and management of livestock"
in reply to Amy Kuszak's comment

SiteAdmin Apr 8 2026 at 9:51AM on page 2

We did add a version of this in the mitigation section for overstory types FYI

Amy Kuszak Apr 7 2026 at 3:43PM on page 2

I recommend adding the vegetation overstory types and their ranking. This may not apply on most lots in town but on larger lots it may be helpful to provide guidance on the least impactive areas to development and for avoidance of fragmentation of more valuable habitats. Inclusion in the LDR will increase the predictability of landowners and will assist planning staff in determining compliance with development standard compliance during reviews.

Amy Kuszak Mar 12 2026 at 2:25PM on page 7

Add definition and measurement criteria for 'fragmentation'.

Amy Kuszak Mar 12 2026 at 2:21PM on page 6

Change to shall.

Amy Kuszak Mar 12 2026 at 2:04PM on page 4

Add - and migration.

Amy Kuszak Mar 12 2026 at 2:03PM on page 5

Add - and migration.

Amy Kuszak Mar 12 2026 at 1:56PM on page 5

How was the 1-acre threshold determined here and in other sections of the proposal?

Amy Kuszak Mar 12 2026 at 10:39AM on page 4

This section should apply to any property with any amount of high-tier mapping. Allowances for demonstrating a lower-tier environmental assessment process could be included.

Amy Kuszak Mar 12 2026 at 10:15AM on page 4

Yes, but all development should be permeable whenever possible.

Amy Kuszak Mar 11 2026 at 4:53PM on page 4

I recommend that demonstration of wildlife permeability should be required in all tiers for all developments. Section 5.2.1.D.1.iii above should be edited to require wildlife permeability town-wide.

Amy Kuszak Mar 11 2026 at 4:31PM on page 3

Agree with this exemption for current development. However, moving forward, development proposals should be required to consider the resource impacts of WUI requirements when evaluating their impacts in the Environmental Assessment.

Amy Kuszak Mar 11 2026 at 4:11PM on page 2

Agree that agricultural operations should be exempt from this section, but I am concerned that Section 6.1.3 could imply that a hobby farm or personal garden qualifies for this exemption. I recommend tightening the definition of agriculture in Section 6.1.3.

Amy Kuszak Mar 11 2026 at 4:07PM on page 3

Affordable housing projects should be incentivized in town, but blanket exempting the Environmental Assessment process for affordable housing projects implies that housing will be approved at any cost. I recommend revising this language to allow exemption from the Environmental Assessment process if an environmental consultant demonstrates that the project will not be detrimental to the environment and that any potential impacts will be minor relative to the community benefit.

Amy Kuszak Mar 11 2026 at 3:12PM on page 2

Language should be added to identify short and long distance wildlife movement corridors as protected natural resources - avoiding the development of barriers and wildlife traps.

Recommend including this language from the county LDRs - " Designing development to protect and promote landscape permeability for wildlife is essential to maintaining viable wildlife populations both locally and state-wide. "

Amy Kuszak Mar 10 2026 at 4:14PM on page 1

I believe the intention of the Focal Species Habitat Mapping was to identify the most valuable habitats - typically areas that are important to many of the focal species. The intention was not to protect a specific focal species used in the mapping, but to protect the most valuable habitats. Happy to chat if this does not make sense.

Amy Kuszak Mar 10 2026 at 3:53PM on page 1

Recommend adding "and public lands".
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