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URBAN SPRAWL <br />General <br />DCA Objection <br />Examples of <br />Specific Objections <br />Urban Sprawl - More land designated for <br />development than needed <br />based on population pro- <br />jections <br />- Large expanses of low <br />density development <br />- No justification for <br />development pattern <br />- Densities of 1 du/10 <br />acres too high for rural <br />and conservation areas <br />Alternatives for Resolution <br />Reduce densities west of <br />I-95 to 1 du/20 ac or <br />1 du/40 ac <br />AND <br />- Reduce densities east <br />of I-95 outside of <br />urban service areas <br />OR <br />Justify densities & Land <br />Use Pattern <br />Commissioner Scurlock referred to the last alternative <br />(justify densities and Land Use pattern). He believed we could <br />justify what we have done in reaching our decision of 1 unit per <br />20 acres if we factored in the amount of acreage within our <br />county that has been taken out of potential future use by St. <br />John's and now will be undevelopable, and that is the approach he <br />would like to use. <br />Director Keating felt we would probably come close out there <br />if we did that, but first he would like to have Planner Loeper go <br />over our Land Use Map, showing what it looks like right now and <br />giving several alternatives for addressing DCA's comments. He <br />emphasized that Urban Sprawl is actually the most important issue <br />at DCA. They have identified we have indicators of urban sprawl, <br />one being a large expanse of very low density development, and <br />another big one being the fact that a lot of land is allocated <br />for residential development at densities which have a population <br />for the planning period much higher than is needed. They are <br />stressing that when you go through and identify what is needed in <br />a 20 year period of the plan, if the final document shows land <br />7 -0_ 4 <br />