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6 <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 II. 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) (a) An "estate lot" approach where all land is subdivided into lots few-(4} <br />three 3 acres e~ and greater in size, building Is(~A~ lot area <br />including setbacks are established on 50% #ef of each lot, and the <br />land area outside such I'ia~its area is preserved as open space <br />arovided that front and side yard setback areas shall not be <br />counted toward meeting the minimum open space requirement <br />except as scecified by provisions of Article IV B 10 Section D 1: <br />or <br /> <br />(c) (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 <br />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:\bctamend\flexdev\adminrec.doc\8-17-99Uc1 <br />