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• J� <br /> enhance rural character. As currently envisioned, expedited review would entail <br /> review and approval of projects by County staff as opposed to the more lengthy <br /> process of Planning Board review and County Commissioner approval. Currently, <br /> minor subdivisions (the creation of five lots or less) and projects consistent with <br /> Economic Development District guidelines receive expedited review. Care must <br /> be taken when considering activities for expedited review because an important <br /> element of public oversight is foregone. <br /> Two areas in which the group has consensus regarding expedited review are for: <br /> 1. Developments that preserve 70% open space; and <br /> 2. Rural subdivisions with lot sizes averaging five acres or more that follow the <br /> Flexible Development Rural Design Guidelines and ensure against further <br /> subdivision of lots. <br /> 21 <br />