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Attachment 2 <br />State Exempted <br />10+ Acre Tract Divisions <br />ADVANTAGES: <br />1, Lower density means fewer lots/houses <br />2, Less traffic resulting in less air pollution <br />3. Less impact on schools and libraries <br />4. Less demand for parks and recreation <br />5, Less demand for social and health services <br />6, Fewer demands on fire, police and EMS <br />7. Less demand on Planning, Inspections and Environmental Health <br />8. Typically, less land disturbance <br />9. Subject to erosion control regulations <br />10. Fiscal impact is less <br />DISADVANTAGES: <br />7 <br />1. The State exempt tracts are not subject to all subdivision <br />regulations <br />2. No dedication or provision of open space/on-site recreation <br />3, No opportunity to ensure preservation of environmentally sensitive <br />features until individual lots come under zoning review for building <br />permit <br />4. No parkland payment-in-lieu fees <br />5. No opportunity to review roadway access point, alignment, or <br />grade and connectivity to adjacent parcels <br />6, No input into design/layout <br />7. No provisions for tree protection or roadside buffers <br />8. Stream buffers are not shown on plat causing same confusion to <br />future buyers <br />9. Ten-acre lots created from active farmland may consume farmland <br />at a more rapid pace than if lots were smaller <br />NOTE: This is astaff-generated listing and does not reflect consensus on <br />the part of various boards. <br />