Enhancing Open Spaces and Housing Opportunities through Smart Development Strategies
Explore the innovative approaches to balancing open space preservation and attainable housing in urban planning. Discover how parcel characteristics, development rules, and incentives play crucial roles in shaping sustainable communities. Uncover key questions and answers addressing density, incentives, minimum lot sizes, and more for a better way forward in urban development.
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Protecting Critical Open Space, Encouraging Attainable Housing Questions To Be Answered
What makes a difference in what is possible here? Very simple! Presence of one (1) dwelling Irrigation (60% of parcel) Shape of parcel long/narrow Access to parcel The Rules
Development Under Current Rules 12 driveways 12 dwellings 8 affected by high water table? Attainable? Nope Irrigated land cut into 8 Ag Management more fences? more weeds? productivity?
Define Better Continue Agriculture Encourage Attainable Housing
Questions PC Must Answer How big does the incentive have to be? Size, shape, character of parcel will determine how much of the incentive it is practical to use. Does developer have to protect 100% of open space to qualify for incentive? Could there be a sliding scale? What is the smallest acceptable minimum lot size? How much of incentive has to be attainable housing?
Questions Can density drift from one parcel to another?
Answers How big does the incentive have to be? Old cluster provision allows 2.5 A lots (if 50% protected) so let s start there: 36/2.5 = 14.4, higher density shifted from what is protected 24/5 = 4.8, present density from what is not Total = 19.2 19 instead of 12, is that enough? How many of the 19 should be attainable?
Answers How big does the incentive have to be? Old cluster provision allows 2.5 A lots (if 50% protected), so: 36/2.5 = 14.4 24/2.5 = 9.6, allow higher density on entire parcel Total = 24 Double the 12, is that enough? How many should be attainable?
Answers How big does the incentive have to be? More incentive may be needed, so: 36/1.25 = 28.8 24/5 = 4.8 Total = 33.6 (requires avg lot under 1 A or transfer) 34 instead of 12, is that enough? How many should be attainable?
Answers Each parcel different, numerous variations Lot size must be treated as an average Controlling Factor: What is the smallest acceptable minimum lot size? One (1)? How much of incentive has to be attainable housing? 20%? More?
