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54 <br /> Dan Jewell said they have identified a perc site and well site for every lot that meets all of <br /> the setback requirements. He said that has been reviewed by Environmental Health and they <br /> were told they met the requirements, and the permits would be pulled at the time of construction. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked to see the trails. <br /> Dan Jewell pointed out the nature trails from a slide in the staff presentation. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked how the water requirements for the farm impact the water <br /> usage. <br /> Cy Stober said farms are exempt from many local regulations but not the residential use <br /> for a farm. He said that even on a farm, there could be no house. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked how it affects the regulations for the homes per acre if they <br /> are using water for farming. <br /> Cy Stober said the water consumption is not a reason for the five acres. He said it is for <br /> Cane Creek and the reservoir but not the onsite water supply. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked if the 38 lots can count the farmland as their land even if the <br /> farms use water for farming. <br /> Cy Stober said that is correct. <br /> Dan Jewell said the reason there is a large farm pond out near Orange Grove Rd. is <br /> because it was built to provide water for agriculture. He said that the pond would be used as <br /> needed to pull water for agriculture. He said there will not be a residence on the farm side, but <br /> they could have a bathroom in the barn and install a septic system. He said that each resident <br /> can put a garden on the property where they want, and it is not regulated. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked where the residents could put their gardens. <br /> Dan Jewell said that it is not regulated. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she understood that each lot would have infrastructure for a <br /> garden, so his answer was confusing. She said she really liked the idea of providing space for <br /> gardening. <br /> Dan Jewell said that everyone can have a garden on their lot and there could also be a <br /> community garden. <br /> Commissioner Greene clarified that she was asking if there is a space designated on each <br /> lot on where to place their personal garden. She said she liked the intentionality of the gardens. <br /> Keith Brown said they will design the lots to include the best prospect of a garden but will <br /> not require everyone to have a garden. He said they will design the place for a garden the same <br /> way they will design the best space for the house, but they will work with the customer on all <br /> aspects of the lot. <br /> Commissioner Greene said the document states that it is ok to have a clothesline. She <br /> said it should also say that it is ok for a community garden. <br /> Keith Brown said he could add that in. He said there are also other questions they will <br /> address such as the allowance of chickens and roosters. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said that he has spoken to some of the landowners and knows they <br /> have addressed some concerns and he asked if they have addressed every concern of adjoining <br /> landowners. <br /> Keith Brown said they have tried but there is always a possibility that there will be <br /> additional concerns. He said they are not closed off to continuing that conversation and would <br /> address each as they come about. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said he heard that the agricultural uses will match existing uses in <br /> Orange County and also that a farmer may continue to tend to the open space. He asked what <br /> the plan is if the desires of the property owners do not include the ability for the farming to <br /> continue. <br /> Keith Brown said they are designing it so the land continues to produce. He said that it will <br /> be enhanced and developed as time goes by. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee asked about the pond for irrigation. <br />