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35 <br /> 1 Commissioner Carter noted that part of the property is in the riparian buffer and would not <br /> 2 be developed, and is already conserved, in a way. She asked if some incremental land on the <br /> 3 proposal would continue to be conserved under the 43 homes that are proposed as compared to <br /> 4 what might be proposed under R-1 zoning. <br /> 5 Cy Stober said yes,there's secondary open space that could be developed that's not being <br /> 6 proposed for development in this plan. <br /> 7 Commissioner Carter asked if that was approximately 10 acres. <br /> 8 Cy Stober said yes. <br /> 9 Commissioner Greene asked if up to 50 homes could be developed under R-1. <br /> 10 Cy Stober said it is theoretically possible, but the primary open space would be located on <br /> 11 individual lots. He said assuming landscape buffers and road requirements are complied with, <br /> 12 that is a somewhat reasonable assumption. He said any property can build 20 lots by right. <br /> 13 Commissioner Greene said after 20, it would be the Board that needed to make the <br /> 14 decision rather than staff. She asked if that would still be R-1. <br /> 15 Cy Stober said it would not be, it be a residential conditional district and the lot size would <br /> 16 have to be presented as perhaps 40,000 square feet. <br /> 17 Commissioner Greene clarified that 20 is the administrative cutoff. <br /> 18 Cy Stober said yes. <br /> 19 Vice-Chair Hamilton read the fifth RCD district specific development standard as listed on <br /> 20 the Orange County website: "For lots outside of a watershed protection overlay district, the <br /> 21 minimum usable lot area for lots that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be <br /> 22 30,000 square feet for partially between 40,000 square feet and 1.99 acres, and zoning lots two <br /> 23 acres and greater in size will have minimum usable lot areas of at least 40,000 square feet." She <br /> 24 asked if this was a standard for this conditional district. <br /> 25 Cy Stober said yes, but that it also conflicts with an allowance in the subdivision <br /> 26 allowances for flexible subdivisions,which allows for lots to be reduced in this case by 60%, which <br /> 27 would be 19,500 square feet. He said the county has a conflict in the ordinance that is <br /> 28 irreconcilable. He said that both are allowed; that the county has a governing regulation and then <br /> 29 an allowance that allows it as long as it's provided offsite and subject to environmental health <br /> 30 permitting. He said it's an internal conflict in the ordinance that needs to be addressed. <br /> 31 Commissioner McKee described how big a 20,000 square foot lot would be. <br /> 32 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she would like to continue the item and review the information <br /> 33 about the water analysis. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Vice-Chair Hamilton made a motion to continue the item to a later date <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Motion died for lack of a second. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she had concerns about making a decision and having <br /> 40 enough time to consider all of the comments. She said she had learned a lot about the impact of <br /> 41 the proposal after visiting the site. <br /> 42 Commissioner Greene said she also visited the site. She said she was in favor of the <br /> 43 development. She said she appreciated all of the information in the agenda package. She said <br /> 44 she was satisfied with the water and sewer analysis and appreciated the trails. She said she was <br /> 45 ready to move forward with making a decision. <br /> 46 Chair Bedford said she wanted to remove some of the conditions as they seemed <br /> 47 burdensome to planning staff. She referred to slide #12: <br />