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25 <br /> Conservation subdivisions are a <br /> site-specific design strategy that <br /> attempts to preserve undivided, �cf� <br /> buildable tracts of land as <br /> communal open space for residents. L <br /> In a conservation subdivision, ideally <br /> 50 to 70 percent of the buildable <br /> land is set aside as open space by <br /> grouping or clustering homes on <br /> the developed portions of the land. <br /> ar <br /> The conservation subdivision design <br /> process, promoted by Randall o. <br /> Arendt, begins by identifying land to - <br /> be conserved and ends with drawing <br /> in lot lines for the planned homes. <br /> These design steps occur in an <br /> order opposite that of conventional ' <br /> subdivisions. <br /> The images on the right depict <br /> a hypothetical example of a <br /> traditional subdivision (top) and a <br /> conservation subdivision (bottom), <br /> the latter of which preserves <br /> natural assets,open space,and/ <br /> or agricultural uses while providing <br /> a higher density of housing.This <br /> G ° <br /> type of development is encouraged o <br /> within the `Rural Conservation <br /> Neighborhood' land use category o <br /> included on the Conservation and <br /> Growth Framework map. = ° - <br /> ii � O <br /> For more information on <br /> conservation subdivisions,see <br /> the Conservation Subdivision G « <br /> Handbook by the North C=D <br /> Carolina Urban and Community <br /> ° <br /> Forestry Program and the NC <br /> t' n <br /> State University Forestry and <br /> Environmental Outreach Program. <br /> Example of a Conservation Subdivision development <br /> (bottom image)versus a typical suburban development <br /> (top image). <br />