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5. As with FDO, the minimum open space to be set aside is 33% of the total area. However, density bonuses for preserving open space in excess of the minimum are applied differently in the Stoney Creek area as follows: ® For every acre preserved above 33o an additional development right is created. Up to 500 open space allows half of this bonus to be applied in the Stoney Creek area and the other half outside. For example, two acres of open space above the 33% minimum is preserved and two additional (bonus) units are permitted. One of these may be located in the Stoney Creek area, but the other one must be located outside of the area. ® Preserved open space in excess of 50o results in an additional unit for each acre preserved, but the bonus unit can be applied wherever the owner desires. For example, assume as above that two acres of open space in excess of 500-o are preserved and two bonus units are received. They can both be used in the Stoney Creek area, they can both be used outside the area, or one can be used in the area and one outside of it. 6. FDO allows 50-06 of active recreation land, e.g., golf courses, to count as open space. The subcommittee recommends this continue to apply in the intermediate (pumpkin) and higher intensity (rust) areas, but not apply in the lower intensity (yellow) areas. 7. The subcommittee agreed "in principle" to several concepts, but did not have time to discuss them fully. Two are presented here for discussion and /or recommendation: • Expedited review and approval (generally in the Planning Department without the involvement of the Planning Board and County Commissioners) for certain types of development, e.g., conventional, subdivision with five acre lots, or for meeting or exceeding a set of rural design guidelines.