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37 <br /> • s <br /> 1-21-93 Final Version <br /> DEVELOPMENT OPTION 3 : Open-Space Development (OSD) <br /> AVERAGE LOT SIZE: DONN TO 10,000 SF <br /> OPEN SPACE REQUIRED:; FROM 20 TO 70% OF TOTAL TRACT <br /> (Includes entry roads and other <br /> permitted uses) <br /> POTENTIAL LOT YIELD: FROM 80 TO 130 LOTS PER 100 ACRES <br /> (Density 0.80 - 1.30) <br /> PERMITTED LAND USES RESIDENTIAL, LOCALLY-ORIENTED <br /> COMMERCIAL <br /> INCENTIVES: ., DENSITY BONUS <br /> PRIVATE ROADS <br /> POSSIBLE OPEN SPACE TAX BREAKS <br /> Option 3 is in itself a sliding scale of many possible development <br /> options . Open-Space Development provides that a certain portion of <br /> the tract is left in permanent open space . This open space can <br /> serve a number of purposes, as discussed in Section II of this <br /> document. It may be used to protect sites on the Inventory of <br /> Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats . It may be used for <br /> agricultural purposes . It may be used to preserve scenic vistas or <br /> other sites of cultural interest. Open space also serves as a <br /> buffer for adjoining uses, and it provides homeowners within the <br /> development an open space preserve that will not be subject to <br /> development. Such developments also provide flexibility in terms of <br /> lot sizes and housing types. <br /> In exchange for protecting open space within the tract, a density <br /> bonus is provided as an incentive for use of open-space <br /> development. The sliding scale shown below allows an increase of <br /> one house or dwelling unit for each additional percentage of open <br /> space preserved. The base, or starting point for this sliding <br /> scale, provides that at least 20% of the tract must be open space . <br /> Where this is done, 80 lots per 100 acres (density = 0. 80) is <br /> permitted on the remainder of the tract. <br /> 17 <br />