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provide views and access to natural areas. For the neo- traditional alternative, objectives included reducing automobile dependence, integrating land uses, fostering a sense of community, and providing a village center at a transit stop. Based on these objectives, each team designed conceptual maps. For the conventional development team, this process led to the creation of two scenarios. The first scenario assumes that future development will occur according to the underlying zoning of the area: one unit per acre. The second scenario assumes that future development will occur at a range of densities, with an average net density of one unit per 1.85 acres (the average density of major subdivisions within Orange County). The density - neutral team also designed a scenario based on an overall net density of one unit per 1.85 acres. Their design process involved several steps, including the identification of conservation areas and the placement of lots and a trail system to maximize access to preserved open space. The neo- traditional team used a proposed light -rail transit station as the focus of their design. A village core was sited around the transit station, consisting of commercial, office, and residential development at a net density of 22 units per acre. Residential neighborhoods were then created with densities decreasing from 7 units per acre to 1 unit per acre as distance from the core increased. Each team projected the number of new residents and dwelling units that would be generated by each design, as well as acreage by land use. The conventional development (scenario two) and density - neutral designs will create slightly less than 900 new residential units in the Stoney Creek Basin; the neo - traditional scenario will generate over 3,300 new housing units. Similarly, the conventional development and density - neutral scenarios will generate roughly 2,100 new residents while the neo - traditional scenario is expected to generate approximately 7,900 residents. These data formed the basis of the impact analysis that followed. The Impact Analysis The final phase of the project was the impact analysis. The analysis includes an assessment of the expected impacts on a number of local resources, including: • the natural and historic resources of the basin (stormwater runoff, non -point source (NPS) pollution, sedimentation, wildlife habitat, and natural character), • local water and sewer service (water service, groundwater, sewer service, and septic disposal), • the transportation network in the basin and the related impact on air quality, • the school system, • provision of public safety services, • parks facilities, and • - the fiscal impact on Orange County's budget. - - - - - - -- -- Each design scenario was analyzed in terms of these issues, and the relative impact of each is compared in a comprehensive impact analysis matrix. This format was selected to allow evaluation between designs, not to provide an absolute measure of the impact. Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan