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FROM D HUNTERiP DORR PHONE NO. 9199670683 Jun. 06 1997 08:19AM POI 32 TO: OWASA Board of Directors FROM: Dolly Hunter DATE: June 5, 1997 SUBJECT: Recommendation for Protecting Cane Meek Water Supply 1. In order for clustering to be achievable in rural Orange County,it requires a maximum of 20%open space with a minimum lot size of 1 acre.Land is the greatest expense in rural developments while infrastructure(water/sewer, roads)is the greatest expense in urban areas. Urban developments recoup costs with higher density. Rural developments, without water/sewer,must have a minimum 1 acre lot size. Shorter roads can cut costs but with 200' being a generous length of road frontage for a 1 acre lot,at$30 a linear foot,the saving of$6,000 does not make up for the loss of a $20,000 1 acre lot.If clustering is desirable it should be doable otherwise it is downzoning. 2. If the 5 &2 zoning with cluster configuration is enacted,an accurate calculation should be made of the parcels in the watershed with acreage over 12 acres in sire. (A recent comment has been made that 25%of all existing parcels are over 12 acres in size). If an owner of one of those parcels decides to subdivide at any time after the date of downzoning enactment,an analysis should be made of the development potential(with soil,slope etc.constraints)at the 2 acre minimum zoning versus the 5 &2/cluster zoning.The difference in values should be compensated to that landowner by OWASA as a purchase of development rights held in perpetuity,or in a Land Bank for future transfer or for a TDR program with sufficient receiving areas designated to absorb such transfers. 3. It is fundamentally unfair to make a certain segment of the population pay for the benefits of another.Fair compensation is the honorable and equitable thing to do. C-4