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Attachment 3 <br />LAND USE DENSITY OPTION DESCRIPTIONS <br />OPTION 3 <br />Low Density/Land Equity Plan <br />New Rural Buildout Units: <br />New Urbanizing Units: <br />Existing Dwellings: <br />(Both Rural and Urbanizing) <br />Gross Rural Buildout Density: <br />55,000 ± <br />Variable <br />Depends on Rezoning Potential <br />4,500 Acres Available <br />13,600+ <br />idu/3.Oac± <br />Possible Total Population at Buildout: 165,000 ± <br />Grange County Planning Jurisdiction) <br />Nate: Does not include municipalities. As a comparison, the existing land use/zoning <br />plan would permit ion paper' 145,000 new units and 345,000 new population. <br />GOALS <br />3.ia Water Quality Protection: Surface and Groundwater <br />3.ib Lower Equitable Land Use Density <br />3.ic Traffic Reduction/Air Quality <br />LAND USE CHANGE HIGHLIGHTS <br />3.2a Reduces Buildout population and density in rural areas that match historic <br />densities. <br />3.2b Changes Upper Ena water supply watershed to same lower density <br />program presently in Cane Creek and University Lake Watersheds. <br />3.2c Lower land use density in areas other than watersheds with critical areas <br />are similar at 1 du/3 ac to promote equity in future land development <br />potential. <br />3.2d Reasonable density change between urban and rural areas. <br />3.2e 80% of designated urbanizing areas are available for urban style growth <br />G:\Comprehensive Planning Div\GEIJE\2005 Public Hearings\IdoV 2~\OCCP-LUEPOIicyOptions\Lanrl Use Density Option Drsrriplions 111505 doc <br />