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224 <br /> Patrick Mallett:They would go through the minor subdivision process.You have to get a Concept Plan approved by <br /> the Development Advisory Committee, the Preliminary Plan reviewed and approved by the Development Advisory <br /> Committee, and then prepare a plat. <br /> Craig Benedict: But you won't have to go in front of the commissioners. <br /> Kim Piracci:And do you still have to go in front of the commissions if you use a convention design option? <br /> Patrick Mallett: Yeah. So if you wanted to do a conventional subdivision with 8 lots and you have no open space, <br /> you didn't meet the flexible design criteria then that would be a major subdivision.You'd have to go to the BOCC. <br /> Kim Piracci: Ok. And so these flexible development types of subdivisions aren't.. This is only when they're using <br /> their own septic, it's not city water? <br /> Patrick Mallett: Well, environmental health regulates the wells and you can do that in an individual well, a shared <br /> well, a community well, different specials that they allow for.They basically stay to the state guidelines. <br /> Kim Piracci: No, but I mean like if this development was going to use city water. <br /> Patrick Mallet:Yeah, they could do that and that would be the easier way to deal with the water part of it. <br /> Lisa Stuckey: How many subdivisions come to the County that have any form of city water? <br /> Patrick Mallett: They're rare but I would say 90% of the time it's going to be a well system that may or may not be <br /> provided that two owners are sharing together. That's almost always a "families" type scenario or you've got a well <br /> provider that's meeting the states standard. <br /> Tony Blake: The important thing is that this doesn't allow you to bypass any of the health regulations, building <br /> codes, or any of the other things that are associated with the subdivision. This is a yearly dividing of the lots in a <br /> more logical versus physical way. <br /> Kim Piracci:That does seem like it increases density so if you had 50 acres you could do 5 lots, right? <br /> Patrick Mallett:You could do 5 10-acre lots. <br /> Tony Blake: Or you could do more. <br /> Kim Piracci:You could do 12 lots. <br /> Patrick Mallett: Or you can do 5 and 5.You can do 2 minor subdivisions and 5 lots each. <br /> Kim Piracci: So the same sets of neighbors you have now more houses on 50 acres. <br /> Tony Blake:The minimum acreage for a house for Orange County 3 acres, isn't it? <br /> Patrick Mallett: .It's dependent on the watershed.A lot of the watersheds allow 1 unit per acre, some 2. <br /> Kim Piracci:The result will probably be more density. <br /> Patrick Mallett: I'm going to give you a biased answer. <br /> Kim Piracci: I mean, it's going to feel less dense because you're going to have all this open space but in fact there'll <br /> be more houses. <br /> 3 <br />