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226 <br /> Craig Benedict: Even more importantly, when we rewrote the UDO 4 years ago now we require a meeting from the <br /> developer to the home owners. Some homeowners moving to a rural area don't know what's their responsibility or <br /> what's a common responsibility and so this will be more important because they'll be having off site septic's, access <br /> areas, fencing. So these developing restrictions are going to say you can't necessarily commercialize your open <br /> space but you can have certain agreements. <br /> Tony Blake: So the septic counts in the open space but it's not owned by the HOA? <br /> Craig Benedict: There may be an HOA requirement for a common maintenance so that they all hire the same <br /> person. <br /> Tony Blake: Could be governed by the HOA... <br /> Craig Benedict: ...Or if you had a community well. That could be governed by the HOA. But yet it doesn't count as <br /> open space, but it kind of looks like open space. <br /> Patrick Mallett: Yeah, it's a bonus in terms of what we get in terms of the open space. And it's just like a road, the <br /> other nice thing is you're doing off site septic systems that would be a requirement and if you're doing a subdivision <br /> you have to build the road before you can record the lots and it has to be certified. They would have to build the <br /> septic systems, the fence around it and then you come in and the homebuilder builds the house and the tank and <br /> then you hook the system up. <br /> Tony Blake: One more question. Is there any size... we're starting to see some of these 5,000 square foot houses <br /> out where we are and if they ever caught on fire we wouldn't be able to put them out. <br /> Patrick Mallett: It's driven as it is today with any developments, it's driven by the watershed. If you're in University <br /> Lake you have some pretty stringent impervious limitations. <br /> Craig Benedict:There is not a requirement on the house size. It's a matter of imperviousness and... They tried that <br /> in Florida to dictate house sizes by zoning district and that could not be done. <br /> Curtis Bane:Will the open space be taxed the same as the rest of the development? <br /> Patrick Mallett: Theoretically open space would be held by an association or if they worked collectively to get a <br /> conservation easement it would valued at a lesser rate than it would be if you owned 2 acres. If I have a 1-acre lot <br /> and the other acre is in the open space. <br /> Curtis Bane: If your open space is trees could you harvest those trees? <br /> Patrick Mallett:Theoretically yes, as you could anywhere in Orange County by state law. <br /> Tony Blake:The HOA could restrict that? <br /> Patrick Mallett:That's right.They could restrict that. <br /> Craig Benedict: If it was a farm field and they want to forest that, they could do that, but if it's a native forest and it <br /> has some value, near a stream,we'd probably say, "You have to do selective clearing in there." <br /> Kim Piracci: So you're here talking to us tonight to get permission to do this?Or to not? <br /> Patrick Mallett:To get a recommendation. <br /> Kim Piracci: Is there an example of this around here? <br /> 5 <br />