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c <br />1 Advantages <br />2 o Creates a continuous environmental corridor <br />3 ■ Upland Hardwoods <br />4 ■ Wildlife Habitat <br />5 ■ Historic /Cultural Sites <br />6 o Consistent County ownership <br />7 <br />8 Disadvantages <br />9 o Separates potential development areas <br />10 o Creates access challenges for eastern development area <br />11 ■ Railroad crossing on eastern boundary <br />12 ■ Northern road required for access <br />13 <br />14 Development Area — Large (map) <br />15 <br />16 Development Area — Large (tables) <br />17 • Development /Preservation <br />18 • Unit Output Potential <br />19 <br />20 Development Area - Large <br />21 • Advantages <br />22 o Creates largest area for housing development <br />23 o More acreage to offset development costs per acre <br />24 o Double road frontage <br />25 • Disadvantages <br />26 o Least amount of preservation <br />27 o Increased impervious surface <br />28 o Greater traffic impacts depending on density <br />29 <br />30 Development Area — Medium (map) <br />31 <br />32 Development Area — Medium (tables) <br />33 • Development /Preservation <br />34 • Unit Output Potential <br />35 <br />36 Development Area - Medium <br />37 • Advantages <br />38 o Wetland buffer adjacent to wildlife corridor <br />39 o Additional preserve <br />40 o Double road frontage <br />41 • Disadvantages <br />42 o Fewer units possible: 242 -72 depending on density compared to large <br />43 development area <br />44 o Less development to offset infrastructure /affordability <br />45 <br />46 Development Area — Small (map) <br />47 <br />48 Development Area — Small (tables) <br />49 • Development /Preservation <br />