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What about sewage treaent? c..., Most LPD developments will be located in rural areas,away from Individual Systems public sewage treatment facilities. There are numerous other alterna- tives for handling the collection,treatment,and disposal of sewage. __ The system most commonly used in con- ventional,large-lot development is the Many of these alternatives involve the use of a portion of the open individual septic tank or aerobic tank • space,as depicted below. The parts of the system that would be locat- a with a subsurface drain field or sand ed on individual lots would be maintained by the individual home- ,' ; ; • I ,; • mound located on each lot. In the LPD,• owner,while components that are shared would be the responsibility �� individual septic or aerobic tanks could t • also be located on the lot. The drain field LLJ of the homeowners association or the municipality. 3 or sand mound,however,would be lo- cated in the common open space. Subsurface Disposal... '' , Ina community system,either indi- }�. I I vidual or community tanks could be ' How does the LPD fit: into a typical used Disposal is accomplished w�'� _i',. °:t-? ' ' '.. zo awl 4" ' ' non through the use of community drain ,'�. Wi "°"` "" " °" fields or sand mounds,which can be R,. ^ •., !' The LPD would not areas are already zoned district that meets incorporated in a landscaped berm N. `' replace all other resi- for one-or two-acre certain criteria. For °` ri.�''� , .• • • 1k"" dential zoning dis- lots. The LPD simply example,the LPD might located in the common open space. B P Y P tnigh tricts;rather,it would uses this density in a apply to all parcels of at work in conjunction different manner. least ten acres. The Spray System... with them. The LPD ■a `• can either be applied If the LPD is applied as a Whether the LPD is Another alternative is a centralized as a mapped district or mapped district,it applied as a mapped �: lagoon system consisting primarily of as an overlay district to would replace one or or an overlay district, r� '_ ,,Al several ponds equipped with aerators to ( those areas of the more selected existing we recommend that its �" + •..-, facilitate biological treatment and municipality where zoning districts on the provisions be manda- ��at '•_ prevent odors. The ponds can easily be open space,rural zoning map. If the LPD tory,to ensure that the �� % ' integrated into the landscaping scheme character,and envi- is applied as an overlay municipality's open spar''%V ronmentai resources district,its requirements Fields'_� :, of the project. The treated effluent I eQ � tmentS space and environ- would be sprayed in fields or woodlands ' are considered impor- would apply to any tract mental goals are met. iiir. -. in the common open space. tant. Generally,such within the underlying , I 16 17