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12 <br /> • Legal Structures <br /> • Undivided ownership of all land & common facilities <br /> • Active management by the community association <br /> • At least 80% of homes will be owner occupied <br /> • Common ownership of up to 20% of homes for transition housing <br /> • Farm/forest operating agreements closely managed by the association <br /> • Conservation &/or farm preservation easements <br /> • Dynamic Self Governance <br /> Hope Horton resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> • Developed in a business context to promote transparency, equivalence and efficiency <br /> • Increasingly being applied in cohousing communities <br /> • We have invested in community-wide training and ongoing consulting <br /> • Has proven to be a very effective method for organizing and achieving our goals <br /> Katy Ansardi continued the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> • Village Plan <br /> • Village Site Plan Detail <br /> • Village Street <br /> • Energy: An Integrated Approach <br /> Reduce demand <br /> • Superinsulated building envelopes <br /> • Climate responsive design (solar, wind, humidity) <br /> • High efficiency equipment <br /> • Operational and lifestyle choices <br /> Produce energy onsite <br /> • Stand-alone and building-integrated photovoltaics <br /> • Solar hot water <br /> • Water Supply <br /> Reduce domestic & irrigation demand <br /> • Low-flow plumbing fixtures <br /> • Rainwater catchment & design for infiltration <br /> • Climate-sensitive landscape design <br /> • Lifestyle choices <br /> Provide for fire protection <br /> • Distributed small ponds to supplement hydrants <br /> • Access to large pond with standpipe <br /> • Keep option open for community well, if needed <br /> • Farm and Woodland <br /> Michael Hughes, Civil Engineer for the Hart's Mill project, said he has expertise in water <br /> supply engineering, and waste water conveyance and engineering. He said he is willing to <br />