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3 <br /> December 1, 1992. Because of the length of the <br /> presentations and the number of persons who wished <br /> to speak on the request, the public hearing was <br /> continued to December 14, 1992 . In addition, a <br /> dispute resolution process was established, <br /> involving the neighboring owners and the developers. <br /> The first meeting of the Dispute Resolution Group <br /> was held on November 18, 1992 . <br /> The University Station applicants presented a <br /> revised plan at the public hearings which complied <br /> with the proposed Planned Community Development <br /> Option being proposed as part of the Rural Character <br /> Strategies. That strategy would have required that <br /> at least 60 percent of the land area be set aside <br /> for open space purposes and that the overall project <br /> density not exceed 1.74 dwelling units per acre. <br /> Based on the land area of the University Station <br /> project (629 acres) , 1, 094 dwelling units were <br /> proposed and a minimum of 377 acres of open space <br /> was to be provided. <br /> During the period following the public hearings, <br /> several meetings of the Dispute Resolution Group <br /> were held. At a meeting on January 12 , 1993, one of <br /> the applicants indicated that the proposal was being <br /> withdrawn. On January 22, 1993 , a formal letter <br /> withdrawing the proposal was submitted. Pursuant to <br /> Article 20.9 of the Zoning Ordinance, the applicant <br /> may not apply for the same or a similar amendment; <br /> e.g. , Comprehensive Plan amendment, until the <br /> expiration of a one year period from the date of <br /> withdrawal. <br /> At the time the original application was submitted, <br /> only seven property owners were identified. The <br /> total acreage owned by those individuals was 576 . 97 <br /> acres. The concept plan submitted for the project <br /> showed a total of 14 parcels totaling 631. 04 <br /> acres. <br /> Staff does not question the withdrawal of the <br /> original applicants. However, some question exists <br /> as to whether other property owners wish to have the <br /> proposal withdrawn. With the elimination of <br /> approximately 577 acres from consideration, the <br /> remaining 54 acres constitutes neither a primary or <br /> secondary plan amendment. A principal amendment <br /> would involve a new freestanding plan area or <br /> addition to an existing area that exceeded 100 <br /> acres. A secondary amendment would involve the <br /> expansion of a designated plan area where the <br /> additional area is contiguous to the existing plan <br /> area and does not increase its land area by more <br /> than 100 acres. <br />