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23 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Katy Ansadi resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Purposes <br /> 5 • Provide food & fiber for the community <br /> 6 • Practice & demonstrate restorative, sustainable approaches to agriculture and <br /> 7 silvaculture <br /> 8 • Provide employment opportunities on the land <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Characteristics <br /> 11 • Small-scale, integrated plant & animal systems <br /> 12 • Farmstead structures: barn, workshop, sheds, greenhouse, farmhouses <br /> 13 • No onsite retail sales <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Hope Horton completed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Hart's Mill Village & Farm provides many benefits to Orange County: <br /> 18 • Open space and farmland preservation <br /> 19 • Low-impact development that protects natural resources & reduces demand on <br /> 20 infrastructure <br /> 21 • Variety of efficient housing choices for all ages <br /> 22 • Live/work opportunities <br /> 23 • Innovative model for future development <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Commissioner Dorosin asked if he were interested in owning one of these homes what <br /> 26 would he actually own. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Katy Ansadi said he would own his home and he has rights to utilize his "yard". She said <br /> 29 the yard is common space but it is limited common space. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the home owner would be required to maintain this <br /> 32 grassy area. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Katy Ansadi said that is yet to be determined by the Home Owners Association. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Commissioner Dorosin asked for explanation of the process of becoming a resident. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Katy Ansadi said it will be a self-selecting process. She said there is a group that has <br /> 39 tiers from exploratory members to those who are fully engaged in the process. She said as the <br /> 40 next phase of building and selling begins people who come forward will be seriously interested <br /> 41 in the concept and lifestyle. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Commissioner Dorosin said there are other co-housing developments in Orange County <br /> 44 and he asked if these developments have the same condominium type model or something <br /> 45 different. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Katy Ansadi said there are different models in Orange County. She said this project will <br /> 48 likely have a modified condominium structure that will act as a housing cooperative as much as <br /> 49 possible. <br />