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Attachment 5.4 <br />According to State law subdivision of lots that are 10 or more acres iri size are considered "Exempt subdivisions."_ Table Z shows the <br />statistics on exempt subdivision in the county from 1999-2006. <br />_ -s_ r___W~L n..a_J:__:~:~.- 1"1~L.. i... A..ww..w ^.~.~.r.f~i r~loao_~nrt~~ <br />1 dUltl L- GAGIIIN~ •7UUUIVL71V~1 vaa.a w~ v~guMC v v.au~• a ~ v..v-~....... i <br />Total <br /> <br />' 9.999 <br />Exempt Subdivisions 1999 ~~-~ .2001 ` 2 ' 2003 -. t10 ~ 20b5 2006. :2006 <br />Number of 10+ acre Exem t Subdivisions 44 48 43 35 23 35 42 25 295 <br />701 <br />Total Number of Lots Created 103 103 90 107 67 65 109 57 <br />Total Acrea a of Subdivisions 1 198 1 206 1 138 1 211 774 923 1299 749 8498 <br />Avera a Lot Size of Lots Created 12 1 Z 13 11 12 14 12 13 12.4 <br />Avera e# of Lots Created er Subdivision 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2.3 <br />* Excludes residual lots and associated acreage Residual lots are defined as parent parcels twenty (201 acres or more from which the <br />1999-2002 figures obtained using Orange County Land Records Dept. data <br />2003-2006 figures obtained using Planning and Inspections Department data <br />Source• Oranae County Planning and Inspections Department <br />Kev Conclusions from reviewing the county's exempt subdivision activity between 1999-2006 include: <br />exception. <br />• Since 2003 the total acreage of Exempt Subdivisions has significantly decreased below the annual average experienced between <br />1999-2006 (1 062 acres) with 2005 as a notable exception. <br />• Average lot size excluding residual acreage has remained consistent averagina approximately 12 acres. <br />• Most Exempt Subdivisions contain only two (2) or three (3) lots. <br />