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<br /> 1098 standards if you can comply with all the state standards. That is kind of a nuance point, but you
<br /> 1099 go from exempt to minor expedited to minor regulated to major regulated. And again, minor
<br /> 1100 regulated has flexible and conventional, major has flexible and conventional, and then you go to,
<br /> 1101 you want to have 21 lots or more, then you are going to have to go through rezoning, and that is a
<br /> 1102 whole different ball of wax, because then we are not talking about plats,we are talking about site
<br /> 1103 plans. We have not changed any of the thresholds of when conditional zoning is engaged. We,
<br /> 1104 yes,this is what language I have already covered. Yes. For the expediteds,we went back to
<br /> 1105 close a putative gap that has been created through statute, and we have the ability to relieve
<br /> 1106 some of the regulations. We do not have the ability to apply more regulations, but we can relieve
<br /> 1107 some of these property owners for regulations. At present,you are exempt from our subdivision
<br /> 1108 standards if you own less than 2 acres and you can apply with all the exempt requirements, and
<br /> 1109 you can create three lots from that if you, they meet all the rezoning standards for an expedited.
<br /> 1110 And if you have 5 acres or more,you can do the expedited, and you do not have to comply with
<br /> 1111 most of our standards, and you can create three lots without complying with our standards. So,
<br /> 1112 we have two lots or less, or 2 acres or less, or 5 acres or more,you can get three lots that comply
<br /> 1113 with our zoning regulations but do not have, are not subject to subdivision standards. That means
<br /> 1114 that if you have 2.01 acres to 4.99 acres,you are a minor regulated subdivision. You have
<br /> 1115 landscaping. You have parks and rec in lieu fees. You have road standards. You have all the
<br /> 1116 standards that have to be applied in those cases. And it does not seem fair, and we have very
<br /> 1117 frustrated small lot owners who come in and they say,well, I just want to divide my land into two
<br /> 1118 lots, or you know, and we go,well if they are,you got 3 acres here, a regulated subdivision, and it
<br /> 1119 is a very unpleasant conversation, and I am happy to have unpleasant conversations all day that
<br /> 1120 make sense, and to maintain the principles of the county. I really am. But this does not make any
<br /> 1121 sense,and it really seems to be, and I do not think Orange County engineered this or anything like
<br /> 1122 that. It is a gap I would like to close through the amendment. So,what we are proposing to do is
<br /> 1123 to close the gap by extending the expedited subdivision privileges to all owners with 2-plus acres.
<br /> 1124 So again,everything else is the same. No more than three lots, permanent means of ingress,
<br /> 1125 egress, have to comply with all of the zoning lot requirements, all the setbacks and so forth. If
<br /> 1126 there are watershed standards,those apply, impervious cover applies, buffers apply. Nothing
<br /> 1127 changes from what the otherwise the statutory expedited process is, and it is just that you can
<br /> 1128 qualify if you have 2 acres or more rather than 5 acres or more. So,that is a substantive change.
<br /> 1129 We talked about this a bit already, but with regard to phasing, performance guarantees and
<br /> 1130 subdivision agreements,we're trying to eliminate a lot of intrusive language about what HOAs
<br /> 1131 should and should not do, and just make it about what the county's role in this whole process is,
<br /> 1132 and our role is to maintain the public interest by making sure that you build the project that you
<br /> 1133 said you would build. Or not. That's fine if you're not going to build it, but that means your
<br /> 1134 investment rights will expire in a few years, and somebody else can do something different. They
<br /> 1135 can build two lots there, or they can go through rezoning and put up a farmer's market. They can
<br /> 1136 do something different there. That's fine, but if you're going to divide your land into six lots,that's
<br /> 1137 great. We're going to need our stormwater bond. We're going to need to build your road, then
<br /> 1138 meet our road requirements. We're going to need you to put all of this in a subdivision agreement
<br /> 1139 and post bonds with the county and comply with your phasing plan,and that's our role, not the
<br /> 1140 HOA should do this, and your covenant should say this, and that's none of our business, and it's
<br /> 1141 problematic. 7.12 and 7.13,we're clarifying that the yield plan is required for all subdivision
<br /> 1142 actions, including conservation subdivisions, because it's actually more constructive in my,to my
<br /> 1143 thinking,to have flexible development projects, show what they could have done and how they
<br /> 1144 could be impacting the land and what they're not doing to show the value of the project to the
<br /> 1145 neighbors. I mean,they could not develop it. That, of course, is always an option, but if they are
<br /> 1146 going to develop it and subdivide it, they could go the conventional route and build five 1 acre lots,
<br /> 1147 or they could build seven half acre,for example, and I think this is one of the most valuable parts
<br /> 1148 of the neighborhood meeting,and right now, it's not a future of those neighborhood meetings.
<br /> 1149 And then,we take all of those concept plans. There are a few useful elements of the concept
<br /> 1150 plan, and we put them in the preliminary plat,so that that information is on the preliminary plat for
<br /> 1151 all subdivision actions. There is some valuable stuff we have in the concept plan that tells staff
<br /> 1152 how people are going, applicants are going to be complying with the subdivision regulations and
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