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16 <br />AMENDMENT 1 A)AMEND THE DEFINITION OF FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN ARTICLE 22 <br />DEFINITIONS TO REFLECT CHANGES PROPOSED .THROUGHOUT SECTION IV-B-10 OF THE <br />SUBDIVISION. REGULATIONS; B) TO DEFINE OPEN SPACE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE <br />CONSISTENT.. WITH THE DEFINITION OF "OPEN SPACE" IN THE FLEXIBLE .DEVELOPMENT <br />REGULATIONS; AND C) TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE DEFININTION OF OPEN SPACE USED FOR -- <br />LAND USE INTENSITY CALCULATIONS REQUIRED-FOR ZONING APPLICATIONS AND OPEN SPACE <br />APPLICABLE TO FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT SUBDIVISIONS. <br />ARTICLE 22 <br />DEFINITIONS <br />Amended FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT - A subdivision in which greater flexibility and <br />7-1-96 design- creativity is encouraged and allowed to preserve agricultural. and <br />- ~- ~ forestry lands, natural..and .cultural features, and rural community <br />character that might otherwise be lost through conventional development <br />approaches. At .least one-third (33%) of -the land within a Flexible <br />Development subdivision must be set aside as open space which. may be <br />. preserved through: . . <br />(a) An "estate lot" approach where all land is subdivided into lots #si~r-{4~ <br />three 3 acres eF and greater in size, building s~8~63 lot area <br />including setbacks are established on 50°° #91= of each. lot, and the <br />land area outside such s area is preserved as open space <br />provided that front and side ward setback areas shall not be <br />counted toward meeting the minimum open space requirement <br />exceat as saecified by arovisions of Article IV-B-10. Section D.1: <br />or <br />4~ " <br />(s ~ A "conservation-cluster" approach where lot sizes are reduced and <br />the land saved through such reductions is preserved as open space <br />on separate lots. owned and maintained through a homeowners <br />association, anon-profit land conservancy or unit of state of local <br />government; or <br />(~ ~ A "village"' or modified cluster. approach. where dwelling units are <br />clustered around a village green and supporting shops, and the <br />village is surrounded by open space; or <br />(e ~ Some combination of the above <br />g:uxtamend~flexdev~adminrec.docl8-17-99W <br />