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7 The submitted site plan also denotes 3 open space areas, totaling 25,450 square feet of total land area. All of the development is confined to the central part of the subdivision diminishing the 'neighborhood feel' of the development. The location of the open space is forced to the perimeter and there is little room left for development and centrally located open space. STAFF COMMENT.- Section 6.8.6 the UDO requires that this project maintain a seventy- five feet land use buffer separating the prefect from adjacent development. Per Section ` . 3. B ) (6) (conservation cluster projects are required to provide a 100 foot separation from the building envelope for each lot and the project boundary. The applicant has submitted proposals without the aforementioned open space/setback requirements as they would effectively make the property undevelopable. Staff has reviewed the proposal and agrees with the applicant that the reduction in required landscape buffer is consistent with encouraging the development of the property at a reasonable density that is consistent with surrounding uses and the components of the Comprehensive Flan. A comparison of the conventional plan and the conservation cluster flexible development plan gives a good overview of the design challenges that the 1 00-foot perimeter setback imposes can smaller lots and lots of irregular shapes. Even though achieving 28 total lots on the flexible plan, 12 of the lots are so severely restricted that they are of questionable quality for typical residential uses. Another negative is that a large portion of the setback would be under private ownership, not commonly owned H A property. This plan offers two undesirable options: One; Being privately owned land encumbered for the benefit of adjoining property owners or Two: Open space land not owned by the HOA. Additionally, the two lots shown on the eastern side of the Tinnin In d 'extensi n would not qualify Tinnln Road for acceptance into the state maintenance system per NCD T agency review comments. Therefore, the proposal ways prepared with a variable width IAA -owned buffer area along the western, northern, eastern and a small portion of the southern boundaries. Combined with the setbacks on each lot this would give a 55 to 6 -foot setback from the perimeter property line. For these areas this represents 3 relief of the required landscape /open space requirement. Staff does not object to the proposed reduction or open space configuration as proposed by the applicant. Parkland and Recreation: $11, 16 [$422 x 28 lots] shall be paid to Orange County as payment- in-lieu of parkland dedication prior to recordation of the Final Flat. A -toot wide mulched trail connection shall be made to the existing trail that runs from Etland Cheeks Elementary School through the open space of Richmond Hills totaling at least 19,463 square feet. Environmental Assessment (including the Biological Inventory and Wetland Delineatiops � The State Clearing ho us(-.N is collecting all comments from State agencies. The ire do not appear to be ainy is. ;..� vies th e �, l :l : � , I F t �f =nvirr �� } tfa. q a( ;j. t t rnen ' I ; :;; } � E) ..fo 'l :: F ping � � did � �: tin ny im r ta :i ire � 4 k . ntal �.4 � l t� ciatc : with I I �v :lop f nt. I - � r ::: �vio this prof:'_: - ". �: � -h( -Y L � ;. ES ry 5