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,) G r adequate size for septic tanks.. Options _D and E however, will have clustered densities that require some form of public sewer or community wastewater disposal systems. The Committee has recommended that Option D utilize public water and sewer where feasible, but that such developments may be permitted with private "package" sewer - if and only if the County adopts a Monitoring and Maintenance Program such as that currently being developed by the Orange County Health Department. It should be noted that without such a program, the Committee does not recommend allowing this development option - thereby linking it directly to a proposed program. As for Option E (Rural Village), the Rural Character Study Committee recommends that this option utilize only public water and sewer to be extended from the Towns into a predefined and mutually - agreed corridor to serve the villages only. The Committee proposes to protect recognized natural areas through an incentive program of voluntary protection. This would involve the use of conservation easements on the large -lot development options (where no open space set- asides are used), and the protection of sensitive or recognized areas through the permanent open space system in those options with such provisions. There is also a recommendation that a Purchase of Development Rights program be pursued, with protection of natural areas as one possible use. There are a number of other policy statements and issues for further study mentioned in the document. The following is a capsule of these statements. AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION: The Committee's development options in themselves would foster this effort, through the use of permanent open space for agricultural uses. This would allow a farmer to, if the need arose, realize monetary return on his investment (the land), subdivide a portion of the tract (cluster) and farm the remainder (permanent Open Space) - while realizing a equitable return through increased density on the developed portion. The Committee also recommends coordination of efforts such as Purchase of Development Rights, expedited subdivision review, the Right -To -Farm law, and an identification program to make potential lot buyers and developers aware of the presence of a farm in the vicinity - to minimize nuisance suits. INCENTIVES: The Committee proposes the use of incentives on the five -acre lot development option. it is their opinion that an expedited subdivision review process, private roads and lower fees will foster rural character by allowing rural landowners to see return on their investment without "carving up" the entire tract. The allowance of two one -acre lots on existing lots of record is another effort in this regard. 2