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11 (b) Innovations in development that address growing demands for all styles of economic expansion, greater variety in lot size, configuration, home type, design, enhanced architectural standards, and siting of structures through the conservation and more efficient use of land in such developments. The applicant is proposing a conservation development. The villas provide a housing option with main-level living with association-maintain yards and snow removal which addresses life-cycle housing. (c) Preservation and enhancement of desirable site characteristics such as wildlife habitat, unique natural resources, existing vegetation, natural topography, geologic features and reduction of negative impacts on the environment. The conservation development preserves and enhances desirable site characteristics by minimizing wetland, woodland, and rare plant species impacts. (d) Creative use of land and related physical development which allows a phased and orderly transition of varying land uses in close proximity to each other. The revised plan shifts the villas to the east and creates a 160-400 buffer along the west lot line near the existing Arena Acres neighborhood. (e) Efficient use of land resulting in smaller networks of utilities and streets thereby lowering development costs and public investments. The configuration of the lots preserve as many wetlands as possible and avoids a gas line easement that spans the site diagonally which results in a smaller network of utilities and streets. (f) Mix of land use types. There is no mix of land use types. (g) Provision of a housing type or target housing price that is desirable to the City. The villas provide a housing option with main-level living with association-maintain yards and snow removal which addresses life-cycle housing. (h) Other public benefits and values as recognized in the City’s Comprehensive Plan.