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34 <br /> 1-21-93 Final Version <br /> the intersection. They also serve a larger rural population ranging <br /> from 1 , 000 to 5 , 000 persons . Although not true communities in every <br /> sense, Rural Community Centers have a special character as central <br /> places for rural residents, and this feature is recognized through <br /> the provision of special development options and standards. <br /> The development options that follow attempt to expand upon current <br /> development standards, and introduce new concepts . Some of the <br /> proposed options are traditional/conventional in nature, while <br /> others are Open-Space Developments (OSD' s) which cluster lots on a <br /> portion of the tract while protecting the remainder as some t e of <br /> oPe_n. ..spdCe•.. Rp .50 .- wrau�.d tae 's .. <br /> pew ���d ,b�:,.. �t �,�t ��.� c�� tie <br /> Rural<;;t,ran. e::>a e...,<:; .;. :.:: ,:.,. <br /> p:::::.:;eta.�ted:.;:.�..:::::��.. .ht:::: . .:::.:.:,. :, . . . <br /> DEVELOPMENT OPTION 1: Conventional Large-Lot Development <br /> AVERAGE"LOT:SIZEr 200,000 SQUARE FEET (4.59 ACRES) <br /> OPEN :SPACE 'REQUIRED: NONE <br /> POTENTIAL LOT'SYIELD* UP TO 21 LOTS PER 100 ACRES* <br /> (Density 0.21) <br /> PERMITTED LAND USES: SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ONLY <br /> INCENTIVES PRIVATE ROADS <br /> EXPEDITED STAFF-LEVEL REVIEW <br /> LOWER APPLICATION FEES <br /> * - Without Site Constraints <br /> Large lots (approximately five acres or more) are one means of <br /> protecting rural character. Generally, lots of this size provide de <br /> facto open space of 40-80%. However, such lots may not be the most <br /> effective means of protecting open space and natural sites because <br /> there is no guarantee that the de facto open space within lots will <br /> continue as such. Nonetheless, of the traditional development <br /> options, this type of development does offer more benefits, since <br /> only 15%-20% of a five-acre residential lot is likely to be used <br /> for the home site, one-half of the frontage road, driveway, yard, <br /> and nitrification fields. <br /> For this reason as well as the lower densities involved, <br /> consideration should be given to affording this type of development <br /> expedited subdivision approval and accordingly lower fees . <br /> Consideration should also be given to allowing reductions in the <br /> required lot size of 200,000 square feet (4 . 59 acres) if enough <br /> permanent open space to maintain the same density of development is <br /> set aside. Site studies conducted to examine the application of <br /> 14 <br />