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s <br /> 7 <br /> Planning Board Decision: That the incentives included in the Flexible <br /> Development proposal be retained, at least for the first year to determine <br /> their effectiveness. Vote: 8-3. <br /> 12.Village option. The specific issue is whether to hold another public <br /> hearing on the Village option, since it is complicated and has not <br /> received a lot of attention. <br /> Planning Board Decision: That the Village Option be removed from the <br /> Flexible Development proposal, be elaborated on, and be sent back to public <br /> hearing as soon as possible. Vote: 6-5. <br /> 13. Conservation easement credit. The specific issue is whether land <br /> protected through a conservation easement prior to development <br /> application can be counted toward satisfying the open space <br /> requirement. <br /> Planning Board Decision: That conservation easements, the terms of which <br /> are consistent with the Flexible Development guidelines in effect at that time, <br /> be allowed to count as credit toward open space. Vote: 9-2. <br /> 14.Minor subdivision applicability. The specific issue is whether to make <br /> Minor Subdivisions subject to the Flexible Development standards. <br /> Planning Board Decision: That the Flexible Development requirements not <br /> apply to minor subdivisions but that applicants be encouraged by staff to use <br /> the options in the submission of the single required plat. Vote: 8-1. <br /> 15. Consistency with goals. The specific issue is whether the Flexible <br /> Development proposal is consistent with the goals and objectives of rural <br /> character preservation. <br /> No decision-discussion only. <br /> REPORT -BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 3/6/96 MEETING: At its March <br /> 6, 1996 meeting, the Board of Commissioners offered the following comments. <br /> Staff comments are provided in(italics). <br /> • A "yield plan" may not be necessary if a developer is not planning to <br /> maximize the number of lots in a subdivision.(Staff agrees) <br /> • Affordable housing projects should fall under the Flexible Development <br /> standards. (This is consistent with the Planning Boards recommendation) <br />