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Memo to Steering Committee Page 3 August 17, 1995 • Commercial development along Highway 169 should go no further IInorth than the 194th Avenue alignment. • Commercial development along West Highway #10 should occur at the intersections of Highway 10 and Proctor, Highway #10 and Joplin, and Highway#10 and Waco. • A strategic plan of action be prepared by the Chamber Downtown Task Force outlining recommendations for the Central Business District. 3. Residential Development • Establish a new zoning district for townhomes. • In the A-1 zoning district a density of 4 lots per 40 acres be maintained; however, if a "cluster development" is utilized, a maximum of 8 lots per 40 with a minimum of 1 acre lots may be requested. Under this concept, three conditions must apply: 1. 50% of the land is forever utilized as open space through the use of a land trust, conservation district, or other • mechanism. 2. Unusable land shall be discounted when determining the density of the usable portion of the land. 3. Development shall be processed through the standard platting procedures. • Clustering within the Ma district is encouraged and shall comply with the following conditions: 1. Minimum lot size of 1 acre 2. Require 50% of the developable land to be forever preserved using a conservation easement. • Consideration should be given to increasing the minimum lot size to 14,000 square feet with a minimum lot frontage of 90 feet in areas with steep slopes, large areas of trees and wetlands. • Minimum lot sizes in the Ric (Single Family Residential) Zoning • District should be increased to 11,000 square feet with a 13,000 square foot average lot size.