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35 <br /> • Upland = non-riparian, non flood prone, etc. <br /> Comparison to flexible developments <br /> • CSD typically protects 50-65% of the land, much more than either clustering or <br /> flexible development <br /> • Shortcomings of flexible developments were his primary motivation in creating the <br /> superior CSD approach 30 years ago <br /> • CSDs protect _ 4 _ _ 1 a 4 0 <br /> at least 50% of <br /> the <br /> unconstrained i • <br /> Land, PLUS all ' <br /> of the <br /> wetlands, <br /> floodplains, a �' <br /> and steep <br /> slopes <br /> • Flexible <br /> developments <br /> are allowed to <br /> include all of <br /> r <br /> these { <br /> unbuildable <br /> Land types plus t _ *4,A ''=' ` ' <br /> "wet pond" <br /> stormwater basins in meeting their minimum open space requirements <br /> • Yield plans: critically important step showing how many lots could realistically be <br /> Located on the parcel, given its constraints. Not based on total acreage <br /> o Honest reckoning of how many lots you can get <br /> o The need to require yield plans is illustrated below—not only were there <br /> many acres of undevelopable wetlands, but also parts of the property that <br /> probably could not be accessed on the other side of the two streams <br /> • A big drawback to Flexible Development is that—in allowing developers to count <br /> unbuildable land as part of their required minimum open space—they can satisfy <br /> much of that requirement with wetlands, steep slopes and floodplains—thereby <br /> allowing them to locate house lots on farmland and other resources needing <br /> protection <br />