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21 <br /> Commissioner Hamilton asked for definitions of conservation subdivisions and community <br /> systems. <br /> Leigh Anne King referred to the slide #37. <br /> Slide #37 <br /> ■W. <br /> Conservation S • . • <br /> l _ <br /> ya' <br /> i <br /> A proposed A conservation <br /> Images courtesy , conventional suhdivisian <br /> of Randall Arendt site plan in New Bern. plan for the same site. <br /> ter` <br /> Cy Stober said community systems are decentralized wastewater systems and community <br /> wells. He said that Orange County does not have any decentralized wastewater systems and <br /> technology has come a long way. He said that it would be new ground, and Environmental Health <br /> would have to be involved. He said a lot of them are state permitted and involved proprietary <br /> technology. <br /> Slide#38 <br /> Focus on maximizing available land that could include <br /> a mix of housing types and commercial/employment <br /> areas <br /> - Protect currently required areas (e.g. RPA) <br /> - Will require municipal utility services to serve <br /> development; community systems could be an option <br /> - Identify locations within County's jurisdiction <br /> proximate to municipalities and outside of WSW <br /> critical areas <br /> ` - Potential testing of locations in Rural Buffer <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if this is the alternative that would impact the <br /> diversification of the tax base. <br /> Leigh Anne King said that could be quantified based on the square footage of non- <br /> residential areas. <br /> Cy Stober said yes, this would maximize EDDs throughout the county and fully filling those <br /> with municipal partnership. <br />