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17 <br />sewer infrastructure will allow minimum lot sizes of 14,000 square feet. The open space <br />requirement should add value to the urban development, but not significantly decrease <br />density, nor allow additional lots. In some cases, a developer may increase densities by <br />dedicating off-site additional open space (Section G, Sudivision Ordinance), or on- or <br />off-site affordable housing, thereby restoring any lost lots caused by the open space <br />ordinance amendment. <br />Residents of cluster subdivisions in the Urban Boundary will benefit from the proposed <br />amendment by the provision of nearby recreation amenities. The cluster subdivision may <br />be used in both the rural and urban areas, but it will continue to look very different <br />depending on the minimum lot sizes and open space uses. <br />It is not expected that these changes will significantly reduce lots in either setting. <br />Examples using existing subdivision plans were provided at the public meeting, showing <br />that the effect this amendment would have on total lot potential is expected to be small. <br />In the examples, the number of lots that would be removed to meet the standard were a <br />small percentage of the total number. If these subdivision plans had been designed using <br />the proposed open space guidelines from the beginning, it may have been possible to <br />reduce the number of lost lots even further, or perhaps to even retain all lots through <br />improved site design. <br />