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Date: 16 April 2024 <br /> Re: Rezoning Application, Orange County PIN 9835-74-8573 <br /> Author: Anthony Weston,for Common Ground Ecovillage <br /> Hart's Mill Ecovillage Rezoning Application <br /> Narrative <br /> Hart's Mill EcoviIIa'ge, LLC (dba'Corrimon Ground'EcoviIIage) is applying to vacate the'existing <br /> Master Plan Development-Conditional Zoning (MPD-CZ)for our"land and revert to R-1 <br /> conventional base zoning. This'is to enable'us to'develop an'alternative site plan using th`e `' <br /> UDO's Flexible Development-Conservation Cluster framework'fora'similarly cornpact`but <br /> smaller and lot-based village layout that is now much more feasible for us given our <br /> membership and resources but is precluded under our current MPD-CZ: <br /> Congruent goals <br /> Our MPD-CZ application was approved by the OC BOCC in late;203.5.It was designed to nestle <br /> a compact, neighborly"agrarian ecovillage".of low- or positive-impact residences`into.about 12 <br /> acres within our 112-acre parcel, preserving most of the land as,forest and meadow-common <br /> areas for the community and neighborhood, animal habitat, and open space-as,well as <br /> supporting intensive agricultural production and training programs for upcoming farmers <br /> pP 9 g p 9 p g p 9 , <br /> within the community and hopefully beyond. <br /> Our'project's guiding "Principles and Intentions" included, and continue to include' these`' <br /> relevant items, among others: p <br /> 2. We are abidingly loyal to the land.We are committed to living closely and attentively with . <br /> each other and the land...to long-term restoration and stewardship of that land and to <br /> protecting it from exploitation or speculation. Major portions of the larger land under our <br /> stewardship will be established in watershed and farmland conservation trusts. <br /> 11. Buildings and infrastructure will be designed to integrate harmoniously With,each other <br /> and with the land... <br /> ix. Buildings and infrastructure will be designed for minimal or positive impact and ' <br /> maximal livability. We prioritize clean and healthy water and air(indoor and out),water. <br /> catchment and recycling on-site..., soil restoration and enrichment, and careful preservatioim <br /> and enhancement of viewscape....We seek to absolutely minimize unsustainable impacts and, <br /> where they may be necessary,to more than compensate them with positive impacts as well.` <br /> 1 <br />