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Attachment 3 <br />LAND USE DENSITY OPTION DESCRIPTIONS <br />OPTION 2 <br />Low Density/Low Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Plan <br />New Rural Buildout Units: 65,000 ± <br />New Urbanizing Buildout Units: Variable <br />Depends on Rezoning Potential <br />4,500 Acres Available <br />Existing Dwellings: 13,600 + <br />(Both Rural and Urbanizing) <br />Gross Rural Buildout Density: 1 du / 2.8 ac ± <br />Possible Total Population at Buildout: 180,000 ± <br />(Orange County Planning Jurisdiction) <br />Note: Does not include municipalities. As a comparison, the existing land use/zoning <br />plan would permit'on paper' 145,000 new units and 345,000 new population. <br />GOALS <br />2.ia Air Quality/Traffic/VMT Reduction <br />2.1b Water Quality Protection <br />2.ic Lower Density/More Rural Character as distance increases from urban <br />areas. <br />LAND USE CHANGE HIGHLIGHTS <br />2.2a Reduces Buildout poptlation and density in rural areas that match historic <br />densities. <br />2.2b Changes Upper Eno water supply watershed to same lower density <br />program presently in Cane Creek and University Lake. <br />2.Zc Lowers density from over 1 du/ac in urban areas to a gradual step down <br />density - 1 du/2 ac to 1 du/3 ac to 1 du/5 ac in rural areas. <br />2.Zd Reduces potential of large-scale development in more distant rural areas. <br />G9Comprehensive Planning Div\GEIJE\2005 Public Hearings\NOV 21\OCCP-LUEPoiicyOptions\Land Use Density Option Descriptions 111505 doc <br />