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21 <br />Table A2. Sliding scale using four increments for open space provision: <br />Percentage range (33% - <br />50 %) is <br />Lot size is decreased by increments of 13,333.33 sq. ft. and <br />divided into 3 equal increments <br />rounded to nearest whole number. 13,333.33 sq. ft. is the <br />of 5.67 <br />33.00 <br />difference between 80,000 sq. ft. (max. lot size) and 40,000 <br />80,000 <br />40.00 <br />sq. ft. (min. lot size) divided by 3 (the chosen number of <br />(50 -33)/3 <br />33.00 <br />divisions between 33% and 50 %) <br />A <br />38.67 <br />B <br />Starting with 50 %, <br />65,882 <br />Starting with X = 80,000 sq. ft. at 33% open space, <br />44.331 <br />53,333 <br />B = X minus <br />54,118 <br />45.00 <br />(80,000 sq.ft.— 40,000 sq.ft.) <br />40,000 <br />50.00 <br />/3 <br />50.00 <br />% open <br />Min. <br />space <br />Lot size <br />33.00 <br />80,000 <br />38.67 <br />66,667 <br />44.33 <br />53,3 <br />50.00 <br />40,00 <br />The following chart shows the progression from calculations of equal intervals to the <br />recommended open space requirement intervals to be used for the sliding scale. <br />Table A3. Formulation of open space percentages recommended for sliding scale. <br />Equal <br />increments <br />Minimum lot size <br />(sq. ft.) <br />(from Table A2.) <br />Increments <br />rounded to whole <br />percentages <br />Minimum lot size <br />(sq. ft.) <br />(from Table Al.) <br />Recommended <br />intervals <br />33.00 <br />80,000 <br />80,000 <br />40.00 <br />33.00 <br />80,000 <br />33.00 <br />80,000 <br />33.00 <br />38.67 <br />66,667 <br />39.00 <br />65,882 <br />40.00 <br />44.331 <br />53,333 <br />44.00 <br />54,118 <br />45.00 <br />50.001 <br />40,000 <br />50.00 <br />40,000 <br />50.00 <br />Table A4. Formulation of recommended sliding chart. <br />% <br />Open <br />Space <br />Minimum lot size <br />(sq. ft.) <br />(from Chart Al.) <br />Min. lot size <br />(rounded sq. ft.) <br />33.00 <br />80,000 <br />80,000 <br />40.00 <br />63,529 <br />64,000 <br />45.00 <br />.51,765 <br />52,000 <br />50.00 <br />40,000 <br />40,000 <br />