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A copy of the Carrboro's Land Use Ordinance including the amendments which will implement the recommendations of the facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of this document is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office. Williford opened his presentation with Section 2 Residential Density of Maior Developments in Certain Districts: (page 2 of the Ordinance): He stated that notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15-182, when any tract of land within the R-10, R-15, R-20 and RR districts is developed under circumstances requiring the issuance of a special or conditional use permit, the maximum number of dwelling units that may be placed on that tract shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this section. If the development is to be served by OWASA owned water and sewer lines, then the maximum number of dwelling units for any type of residential development other than an architecturally integrated subdivision shall be determined by dividing the adjusted tract acreage by the "minimum square feet per dwelling unit" associated with the zoning district of the property to be developed as set forth in Section 15-182. The adjusted tract acreage shall be calculated by deducting from the gross acreage of the tract the sum total of a variety of categories, including floodways, wetlands, steep slopes, etc., which may be located within the tract in question. If an area within the tract qualifies under more than one of the categories, then that area shall be included only within the one category that involves the most restrictive deduction. If the development is not to be served by OWASA owned water and sewer lines, then the maximum number of dwelling units shall be determined in reference to an actual yield plan prepared by the developer in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. The yield plan shall be a conceptual layout of asingle-family residential subdivision that could be developed within the tract in question in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. In addition, the yield plan shall be prepared under the assumption that each lot will be served with an individual septic tank located on the same lot as the house it serves. Williford presented two different scenarios, one with many development constraints and the other with very few constraints. He mentioned that in scenario one all of the categories to be deducted from developable land are identified. If there are two items, which apply to the same portion of the tract then the item with the highest factor, is the one which dominants in the calculations. He stated that the parcel being used in this example would allow 195 dwelling units with 28 acres being adjusted out of the possible developable land. There are 24.54 adjusted acres. Another 15% are deducted because it is an integrated subdivision. This leaves 20 developable acres and 91 units. If it were developed using conventional zoning 195 units would be allowed. He then presented a site with very few constraints. This site consisted of 48 acres and after adjustment there were 46.5 acres of developable land. He then presented Section 3. Open Space Standards (page 3) which refers to definitions of "primary conservation areas" and "secondary conservation areas". He pointed out that the development would need to occur on the secondary and unconstrained portions of the parcel being used for the demonstration. Section 6 -Residential Density Bonuses for Affordable Housing was discussed. For purposes of this section, an affordable housing unit means a dwelling unit that is offered for sale at a price that does not exceed two and a half times an amount equal to eighty percent of the annual median income level for a family of four in the Raleigh, Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan statistical area or is offered for rent at a monthly rate that does not exceed an amount equal to 35 percent of the monthly median income level for a family of four in the same area. A complete review of these calculations can be found on page 20 of the Ordinance.