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3 Gross Land Area 850 acres Less: Existing Rights-of-Wav 43 acres Remaining Land Area 813 acres Less: Area in Lots 403 acres Remaining Land Area 410 acres Less: New Rights-of-Way 51 acres Remaining Land Area 359 acres Less: Required Oven Space (2090 170 acres Remaining Land Area 189 acres (for community nitrification fields and other open space) Whether or not University Station could be developed as a cluster subdivision is questionable. Community nitrification fields require considerable land area and must be located on soils with sufficient capacity to assimilate the effluent. Only through extensive site analysis could this be determined. Relationship to Rural Character Strategies: A report is to be presented at this meeting on the results of community meetings held to obtain citizen comment on the proposed Rural Character strategies. The report also includes suggested options based on these comments,and they should be considered in relation to the "Open Space Development Area" proposals. Open Space Development Zoning District Proposals: On May 23, 1994,a new zoning district, OSD - Open Space Development, is being proposed, along with standards applicable in that district. The proposals are intended to implement the land use plan category and locational criteria presented at the May 5 public hearing. Copies of the proposals are included as an attachment. RECONM ENDATION: Applications for amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and/or Zoning Ordinance by an individual or agency are treated in the same manner;e.g.,the public hearing is the time for the presentation of the Zoning Officer's analysis and recommendation. Such are also bound by the time limits contained in Article 20.7 of the Zoning Ordinance in terms of preparation of a Planning Board recommendation.Amendments initiated by the County, including amendments to the Zoning Ordinance text, are not bound by the same procedure.Although the Zoning Officer normally presents a recommendation in such cases, the only time limitations are those specified by the Board of Commissioners during the public hearing process. Zoning Officer Recommendation As noted at the May 5, 1994 public hearing,options for open space development were presented for citizen comment. Thus, no recommendation was presented by the Zoning Officer. Administration Recommendation Provided the Board of Commissioners wishes to consider the proposed amendments for possible adoption,the Administration recommends that the proposed amendments be referred to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than June 28, 1994. The Administration further recommends that all comments received at the May 5, 1994 public hearing as well as the discussion of the Rural Character strategies from this meeting be included as part of the record of the May 23, 1994 quarterly public hearing.