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• • • Amending Growth Management Policy page 11 Amendment Option 2: 3. The growth management policy allows the City Council reasonable discretion to approve housing units in any given year in excess of the stipulated growth limits of Section 2, paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of this ordinance in cases where a conservation development proposal results in significant and discernable public values above and beyond those achievable under conventional development. The project must still have a phasing plan, but the final platting of lots /units can be advanced by two years so that phases one, two and three could be final platted in year one, phase four units then could be final platted in year two, and so on. The maximum number of lots /units in the City for Stage 1 shall still apply. The public values include, but are not limited to: J. Preserving more natural open space than required under current ordinances and development policies k. Reducing the extent of impervious surfaces and size of the development footprint 1. Restoring /enhancing ecological systems on the site as part of the development process m. Protecting off -site ecological systems through increased buffering n. Ensuring long -term natural resource stewardship through an endowment program sponsored by the Developer o. Providing public park and trail opportunities consistent with or in excess of the System Plan p. Managing stormwater (flow rates and quality) using natural infiltration and ecologically - based approaches q. Preserving the open space aesthetic to which community residences have become accustomed r. Maintaining natural buffer between established and new developments 4. If, at the discretion of the City Council, a development proposal does not demonstrate that significant public values are being realized above and beyond those achievable under a conventional development approach, then the provisions of Section 2 apply. 5. Recommendations to approve a development proposal by the Environmental Board, Park Board, and Planning and Zoning Board will be part of demonstrating that significant public values are being realized.