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t Use Current SVR Revised SVR 4a Retail 1.000 1.500 office 1000 2.500 With these changes, all uses will provide approximately 60%impervious surface or 40% open space. This standard is consistent with pending open space strategies of preserving approadm.ately 40%open space in the"Open Space Area" surrounding Hillsborough.This approach is preferable to establishing minimum lot sizes, etc., since it provides design flexibility while retaining consistent landscape, building, site, and impervious surface ratios regardless of lot size. One other change recommended by staff involves the number of large and small trees per acre of unobstructed open space for industrial uses. The analysis conducted by staff revealed a distortion caused by significant amounts of natural vegetation being retained on site. Staff recommends that the tree standard be increased from 6 to 20 large trees per acres for industrial uses. The standard for small trees would be reduced slightly from 11 to 10 trees per acre(see page 3.2.17 of Design Manual). RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that this item be referred to the Planning Board for review and recommendation. The Planning Board will meet on February 21, 1994, and its recommendation can be presented to the Board of Commissioners at its meeting of March 1, 1994.Written comments from citizens may be received up to the time of the Planning Board meeting.