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13 <br />Orange County TDR Implementation Planing <br />6. Commercial GA Density Bonuses. Proposed commercial ormixed-use developments on eligible <br />Growth Area properties may be granted development intensity bonuses in exchange for <br />purchase of a Conservation Area eligible property conservation easement as follows: <br />o. Properties of 25 acres or larger may enter into a Development Agreement with the County <br />per G.S. 153A 349.1-13, under which the density credits allocated to the proposed <br />conservation easement are considered by the County along with other performance <br />conditions agreed toby the developer to determine the amount of commercial or mixed- <br />use development intensity bonus mutually agreed to by the County and the developer. <br />b. Properties of less than 25 acres are not eligible at this time for commercial or mixed-use <br />density bonuses through the program, but are expected to be added as the County gains <br />o base of experience with residential and larger commercial or mixed use projects' <br />participation. <br />7. Density bonus limits. The use ofGA Density Bonuses shall not elevate the total gross density ofthe <br />property above l5dweU(ng units peracre for ��den�o|projects. <br />' <br />8. Design requirements. The County's design guidelines developed for the Efland-Mebane area will <br />apply to all GA properties at the hnm| level of density or development intensity approved through <br />the program, and are incorporated in this document by reference. |.e., o property zoned at two <br />units per acre but granted a density bonus through the program that brings the total density to 8 <br />units per acre will be required to meet the design guidelines for developments of 8 units per acre, <br />not those for the underlying zoning of two units per acre. <br />[I = Recommended Course of Action <br />