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34 <br /> Attachment B <br /> Summary Notes <br /> Conservation Subdivisions <br /> Presentation by Randall Arendt. <br /> Conservation Subdivision <br /> Density <br /> • Conservation i • ' . 9 4 ' r ' <br /> subdivisions are density - MMIMM <br /> neutral: same lot count, <br /> but with significant <br /> open space. Smaller <br /> Lots does not mean - <br /> higher density. <br /> • <br /> Below: Bucks County, <br /> PA outside PA that �'r ; , 1&6 <br /> struggles with <br /> affordable housing �, 4� � Fjold,.Stream Corridor.andan Mature Woodlds Protected_ <br /> • some worry that these !"yfm�eNelopmert <br /> ` I <br /> small lots will devalue <br /> their homes—in fact, it <br /> �-a a�a a•iay�0� a■ ��a <br /> will improve property <br /> values. <br /> • Expensive homes example on small lots—Westwood Commons CSD north of <br /> Detroit <br /> • Neighbor was opposed to the small lot houses next door to devalue his home—after <br /> he saw them built, he joined the neighborhood with a new driveway from his back <br /> yard to the new cul-de-sac with the pricey homes, improving his own property <br /> values <br /> • Attractive upload open space in a CSD compensates for the smaller lot sizes, as <br /> they do in golf course development—described as"golf course developments <br /> without the golf course"with neighborhood greens instead of putting greens, <br /> greenway instead of fairways <br /> • CSDs can provide a variety of housing types and price points <br /> • Example: Battle Road Farm in Lincoln, MA, 12 homes (40% affordable) located on <br /> 24 acres at 5 du/ac, with 59% open space <br />