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9 <br /> 1 traditional one-acre lots to half-acre or smaller lots while doubling or tripling open space and agricultural <br /> 2 land protection. Stober acknowledged this was "a tough trade off' and "a tough question" for <br /> 3 commissioners and the public, involving the same net stormwater impacts, density, and school demand <br /> 4 but with more open space protection. <br /> 5 Cy Stober posed the question to the Mebane City Council: is this the type of growth you want to <br /> 6 see around the city? <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Slide#10 <br /> All <br /> r - <br /> Uses the Highest and ^g <br /> Higher priority areas <br /> identified in the Eno- <br /> New Hope Landscape 19 <br /> Conservation Plan <br /> Al <br /> 9 �1 <br /> 10 Katie Burkholder asked if conservation subdivisions are being used in other areas of the state <br /> 11 and across the country. <br /> 12 Cy Stober offered to share a 150-slide presentation with examples from Randall Arendt, author <br /> 13 of "Rural by Design," who spoke to the Board about conservation subdivisions and related wastewater <br /> 14 treatment considerations. He noted that the most useful examples came from the Midwest, New <br /> 15 England, and Mid-Atlantic regions rather than west of the Mississippi River. He mentioned examples in <br /> 16 North Carolina from Chatham and Durham counties, with Hard Scrabble Plantation being a notable <br /> 17 Durham example. <br /> 18 Councilmember Sean Ewing asked about the municipal transition areas on the map. <br /> 19 Cy Stober said those areas are specific to the Joint Planning Agreement (JPA) with Carrboro and <br /> 20 Chapel Hill, related to the rural buffer and Carrboro's infill goals. <br /> 21 Councilmember Jonathan White asked about countywide growth trends. <br /> 22 Cy Stober said Mebane constitutes just under 20%, Chapel Hill 60%, Hillsborough is 15-20%, and <br /> 23 Carrboro 2%. He said Mebane represents single-family housing approvals, whereas multifamily housing <br /> 24 is dominant in Chapel Hill/Carrboro. <br /> 25 Vice-Chair Fowler asked if Mebane City Council has any comments. <br /> 26 Mayor Hooks described a recent development that seemed similar to a conservation subdivision <br /> 27 that the Mebane City Council denied because the surrounding neighbors wanted larger lots. He asked for <br /> 28 clarification on whether the Board would like to see more dense development. <br />