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• • • Fox Den Acres, page 3 c. Restoring /enhancing ecological systems on the site as part of the development process The project includes a stewardship plan that includes restoration. d. Protecting off -site ecological systems through increased buffering The project includes open space as buffers on all four sides of the site. This will serve to protect water quality and habitat. e. Ensuring long -term natural resource stewardship through an endowment program sponsored by the Developer The project includes a stewardship plan that includes and endowment. f. Providing public park and trail opportunities consistent with or in excess of the System Plan The project includes a trail within the open space areas on the west, south, and east sides. g. Managing stormwater (flow rates and quality) using natural infiltration and ecologically - based approaches The project includes natural infiltration as part of the design. h. Preserving the open space aesthetic to which community residences have become accustomed The project preserves over 50% of the site in open space which will be protected with a stewardship plan. i. Maintaining natural buffer between established and new developments An open space buffer is included along the border with existing development on the west side of the project site. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, PRELIMINARY PLAT Lots: In order to preserve as much open space as possible, lot dimensions have been adjusted. A handful of lots have less area than the R -1 minimum. Many lots are less deep than normal zoning requires, and the rear setbacks are reduced. However, the additional area behind these lots is greater than what would be in a normal lot. In much of the plat, the open space behind the lots extends for several hundred feet. The feeling of openness is greater, though the actual lot line depth is less than normal. Another means of increasing the common open space is the use of decreased setbacks from the street. The setbacks in this project will be 25 feet from the right of way rather than the normal 30 feet. (Remember that the right of way included more land than the actual paved street.) This 25' setback is allowed by the PUD standards.