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1. <br />00 <br />0 <br />EXHIBIT A <br />RURAL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS <br />OPTION A <br />Option A allows for two -acre lot single - family _ <br />residential subdivisions, as permitted currently in the <br />Rural. Buffer. Natural resources would be protected <br />through voluntary conservation and environmentally - <br />sensitive design. <br />AVERAGE LOT* SIZE: 1.84 ACRES <br />REQUIRED OPEN SPACE * *: 0% <br />OPTION B <br />Option B allows for five -acre lot single - family <br />residential subdivisions, to be treated as Minor <br />Subdivisions with an expedited review process, the <br />option of private roads, and lower fees as incentives. <br />Resources would be protected through voluntary <br />conservation and environmentally -- sensitive design. <br />AVERAGE LOT* SIZE: 4.59 ACRES <br />REQUIRED OPEN SPACE * *: 0% <br />SPECIAL CONDITIONS: The maximum tract size for <br />development with the Option B incentive package is 200 <br />acres. Option B developments of greater than 200 acres <br />in size would be permitted in accordance with the <br />provisions of "major subdivisions ". <br />A!W001ZM <br />Option C allows for a <br />development.where 40% <br />(either agricultural <br />AVERAGE LOT* SIZE: <br />REQUIRED OPEN SPACE ** <br />4. OPTION D <br />clustered 1 -acre lot single- family <br />of the tract is left in open space <br />or natural). <br />0.92 ACRES <br />40% OF TRACT <br />Option D allows for a planned residential development <br />with a density of 0.72 (72 units per 100 acres) where <br />two- thirds, or 67 %, of the tract is left in open space <br />(either agricultural or natural). <br />