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• • Fox Den Acres, page 2 Location Existing Land Use Guided Land Use Existing Zoning Site vacant 40 acres: Low Density Sewered Resid. R -1 North radio tower and other communication facilities Low Density Unsewered and Sewered Residential . R -1 South wetland Low Density Unsewered Resid. Rural East wetland Low Density Unsewered Resid. Rural West single family residential Low Density Sewered Resid. R -1 The following is a summary of the of the proposal's density: Gross Site Area 50 acres Upland Area 38 acres Total Lots 57 Gross Density 1.14 units /acre Net Density 1.50 units /acre The comprehensive plan guides the site for Low Density Sewered Residential land use. The site is within the stage 1 (pre -2010) growth area and within the existing MUSA. Public water, sanitary sewer, and a public street are stubbed to the site. This site has been guided and zoned for development for many years, even previous to the current comprehensive plan adopted in 2002. The design fits within the Low Density range of up to three units per acre. Even if the areas outside the MUSA, about ten acres, are subtracted from the upland, the density would be about two units per acre (57/28 = 2.04). Growth Management: It is already within the current MUSA, so the Stage 1 MUSA reserve allocation limit is not relevant. As a conservation development, this project is not subject to the annual growth limits, as amended by Ordinance 24 -04. Conservation Development: Ordinance 24 -04 amends the growth management policy to encourage conservation development by allowing a conservation development project to exceed the annual growth limits if it results in public values above those achievable under conventional development. The public values in the ordinance include but are not limited to the following: a. Preserving more natural open space than required under current ordinances and development policies The project preserves over 50% of the site in open space. b. Reducing the extent of impervious surfaces and size of the development footprint The area being disturbed is smaller than conventional development would be.