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Approved 12.4.24 we're testing. I think you could also say these are the characteristics of each alternative map. 164 Alternative 3: Add low-impact mixed-use neighborhoods in strategic locations. This would be a 165 focus on creating conservation subdivisions that could include a mix of housing types and possibly 166 neighborhoods serving commercial areas. As the board knows, we do have, currently, the 167 provisions for flexible developments within our unified development ordinance, so we have 168 conservation subdivisions now. What would be tested here is really a denser version, so smaller 169 lots, higher open-space requirements, and we don't currently really have an example on the 170 ground of that type of a development. I think probably the best example would be the Fiddlehead 171 Corners project as being a type of relatively higher density, mixed-use neighborhood, so that type 172 of a development is what is being communicated through Alternative 3. And then of course 173 protect key ecological viable areas of each site. Will likely require municipal utility services or 174 certainly community systems to serve such a development. And identify locations within county's 175 jurisdiction near municipalities and outside of our water supply watershed critical areas, and 176 potentially testing those locations also in the rural buffer area. I'm going to skip through this. 177 You're familiar with this. Just a graphic example showing a conservation subdivision, more open 178 space and denser development, smaller lots. So, Alternative 4 adds higher-intensity mixed-use 179 centers in strategic locations. So that would be focus on maximizing available land that could 180 include a mix of housing types and commercial employment areas; protect currently required 181 areas such as our Resource Protection Areas, RPA. They will require municipal utility services to 182 serve development. Community systems may be an option. And identify locations within the 183 county's jurisdiction near municipalities and outside of our critical areas. And, again, potential 184 testing of locations in the rural buffer. 185 186 Charity Kirk: Can I ask a clarifying question? The difference between Alt 3 and Alt 4 is more the commercial 187 aspect of it? 188 189 Tom Altieri: More the commercial aspect, and more intense. There's an example. It's an aerial photograph. 190 It's of Southern Village. So that's the example that the consultant has used as an aerial image. 191 So, Fiddlehead, Alternative 3, and a Southern Village type development with Alternative 4. 192 193 Adam Beeman: Where's the water coming from? 194 195 Tom Altieri: I'm sorry? 196 197 Tom Altieri: Where it says a lot of these options need to be close to or could use municipal utilities, so that is 198 where the public water and sewer would be coming from in that Alternative. 199 200 Charity Krik: It said community services, too. It said community services as well. 201 202 Adam Beeman: Yeah, I know, but I'm not really a fan of going down that avenue because then we have multiple 203 people dealing with sewage around the county that may or may not keep up on their task. I prefer 204 that to be a governmental operation. But I'm just curious to know if there's a plan down the road, if 205 we go that route, if they plan on increasing their capacities. 206 207 Tom Altieri: We mentioned the use of community systems. We know what those are. But to achieve some of 208 these alternatives, we'd need a public utility provider. Orange County is not a utility provider, so 209 we would need those partnerships, and they would need to agree to serve it. So, this is where I 210 said I wanted to just stop for questions. I've only got two slides after this, about what's coming 211 next, a little bit about outreach. So, additional questions on what I've presented thus far? 212 213 Marilyn Carter: Just a quick question. I know, Tom, you're going to mention the upcoming sessions for 214 community engagement. I imagine that the testing that you're talking about as part of the 215 engagement is going to happen in those sessions coming up? 216 217 Tom Altieri: It is. 218