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66 0 The minimum required lot width may be reduced to 100 feet. O The minimum required lot frontage may be reduced to not less than 39 feet for flag lots, and lots fronting on cul-de-sacs and "T" turnarounds. Arendt Comment: Same comment as provided previously. O The total number of lots in a subdivision may be calculated based on the total land area in the tract, provided, however, the total number of lots may not exceed the number of sewage disposal sites identified by the Health Department Division of Environmental Health. O Public and private street rights-of-way may be included in the calculation of the lot size, provided the lot size is of sufficient size to accommodate an adequate building site. Only one-half of the street right-of-way fronting on each lot may be counted for this purpose. Joyner Comment: The sentence above is more of a penalty than an incentive. One- half of all street rights-of-way should be counted in the calculation of lot size. Otherwise, an incentive is set up to create very small corner lots. Conservation lots shall be restricted against further subdivision through deed restrictions. Primary and Secondary Development Areas located in portions of lots designated for conservation shall be restricted against further development through conservation easements. Comment. Among the development options presented in the proposed Conceptual Guidelines for Rural Orange was a 'conventional two-acre development' option. That option suggested that the 'base line' zoning density in rural portions of the county be changed from 40,000 sq.ft. (0.92 acres) lots to 80,000 sgfft. (1.84 acres) lots. The proposed change in zoning density was based in part on the average lot size (1.9 acres) created through the major subdivision approval process (1987-1993). The change was also proposed to create an incentive for setting aside open space;e.g., density increases in return for open space. Subsequent studies of all subdivision activity during the 1987-1993 period indicated that the average lot size was three times larger;e.g., 6.0 acres. From such studies, arguments have been made that larger lot sizes and 'de facto"open space are more a product of consumer preference and/or soils limitations than increased lot size requirements associated with issues such as watershed protection. The 'conservation'option recommended as part of this Flexible Development proposal is similar to the 'conventional two-acre development' option in that it results in larger lot sizes than the minimum required 40,000sgft. lot.However, it differs significantlyfrom the 'two-acre'approach by relying on natural constraints to preserve open space instead of mandating a speck lot size standard. As an example, Primary Conservation Areas have been defined to include the following site features. • Wetlands, • Floodplains and alluvial soils; • Slopes greater than 25%;and • Natural areas, and wildlife corridors and habitats. Flexible Development 12