rural areas protection and the four map areas

37:24Sh So before reviewing

37:27the objectives and their goal growth to, um, I did mention this earlier, but I really want to emphasize that this goal largely carries forward the already established framework for rural protection, for rural areas protection, rural neighborhoods protections that the county has already established. So I did mention that we did not make edits. to this section. Rather we made it more clear when it comes to policy direction.

37:57Speakers, we recognize how important these uh protections are to our rural communities. Pretty much the chapter or gross chapter, the 2050 Gross Chapter, continues to recognize the four distinct MEP areas. So that's MAP Area One, the Northeast Pasco County Rural Area. Area two, the rural transition area. Area three, the rural character area, and area four, the rural neighborhood protection area. So each area

38:27retains its distinct planning purposes. In particular, the rural character area continues to be recognized as an established rural development pattern that is not intended for future urbanization. Much of our work involves making policies. clearer and more concise. The consolidating overlapping provisions and removing outdated deadlines and updating, of course, references to the land development code. So there are also targeted policies, targeted

38:57policy changes and additions, which I will highlight after this slide. So again, the overall direction remains the preservation of the rural character, the protection of our rural areas and rural neighborhoods, and support for agricultural

39:16viability.

39:28Okay,