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20 <br />AMENDMENT 1 AMEND THE DEFINITION OF FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN SECTION II <br />DEFINITIONS TO REFLECT CHANGES PROPOSED THROUGHOUT SECTION IV-B-10. <br />A. CLARIFY LANGUAGE AND ADD LANGUAGE TO DEFINITION OF THE ESTATE LOT APPROACH <br />THAT CLARIFIES PROVISIONS FOR OPEN SPACE AND BUILDABLE LOT AREA. <br />B. DELETE THE DEFINITION FOR THE CONSERVATION APPROACH AND ADJUST . <br />C. MODIFY THE NAME` OF THE CLUSTER APPROACH TO PRESERVE THE CONNOTATION OF <br />"CONSERVATION" AND ADD LANGUAGE TO THE DEFINITION TO SPECIFY THE CONFIGURATION <br />AND OWNERSHIP OF THE OPEN SPACE. <br />SECTION IL 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 whichmay be <br />preserved through: <br />(a) An "estate lot" approach. where all land is subdivided into lots four (4) <br />acres or .greater in .size, building ~i#~;{gA~e} lot area including <br />setbacks are established on 50° 0 #ef of each lot, and the -land <br />area outside such s area is preserved as open. space provided <br />that front and side yard setback areas shall not be counted <br />toward meeting- the minimum open space requirement exceat <br />as specified by arovisions of Article IV-B-10. Section D.1: or <br />~ ~~ <br />(s bJ A "conservation-cluster". approach where lot sizes are reduced <br />and the land saved through. such reductions is preserved as open <br />space on separate lots owned and maintained through a <br />homeowners association, anon-profit land conservancy or <br />unit of state of local government; or <br />(d ~ 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:ltxtamend~flexdev\pbrec.docl8-17-99Uc1 <br />