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<br /> <br /> <br />PAGE 13 <br /> <br />GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale <br />e. The following additional standards shall be met by any new town PD project application. <br /> <br />1. Affordable/Workforce Housing: Affordable and/or workforce housing units shall be provided to <br />ensure that there is housing available within the project area for workers employed within the project <br />area. Therefore, at least ten (10) percent of the total housing units shall be affordable and/or workforce <br />housing units, as defined in the county’s land development regulations. The applicant shall provide <br />sufficient data and analysis to justify the number and percentage of affordable housing units needed by <br />his proposed project. This amount of affordable housing shall then be provided within the project; <br />however, the total amount of affordable housing shall in no case be less than ten (10) percent of the <br />total number of housing units in the project. <br /> <br />2. Open Space: At least fifty (50) percent of the entire PD area shall be preserved or provided as open <br />space. Open space areas shall be retained as natural areas or used for agriculture, recreation, <br />stormwater management, water supply, or similar uses that complement the rural nature of the area. <br /> <br />(a) At least seventy (70) percent of the minimum required common open space area shall be <br />located along main project boundaries and shall function as perimeter greenbelts or shall be in <br />the form of a large contiguous block of land. If a proposed new town shares a boundary with <br />land identified as conservation either through easement or by comprehensive land use <br />designation, then the required greenbelt perimeter/open space block shall have a contiguous <br />boundary with the conservation area. If a new town shares a boundary with multiple existing <br />conservation areas, the project design shall provide greenway connections between <br />conservation areas. <br /> (b) For purposes of the fifty (50) percent common open space equirement, such green space <br />shall not include conventional, individual private yard areas and shall not include any areas <br />already in conservation. Common open space areas may include agricultural areas (e.g. crop <br />lands, pastures, and equestrian areas), parks and recreation areas, conservation and natural <br />areas (e.g. uplands, wetlands, and re-created natural areas), and water bodies (not to exceed <br />thirty percent of the open space requirement). <br /> (c) Active recreational uses shall be limited to a maximum of twenty-four (24) percent of the <br />designated open space or twelve (12) percent of the entire PD area, whichever is less. <br /> <br />4. Form: The project shall meet the Traditional Neighborhood Design standards of the Future Land Use Element Policy <br />18.1. In so doing, the new town shall have a perimeter edge and a center. Along the perimeter edge, a significant <br />greenbelt shall be provided, and that greenbelt shall consist of natural areas, agricultural areas, and/or “no -build” areas <br />designated on large acreage parcels. A project center shall be established for the concentration of residential and <br />commercial uses. Major roadways shall run through or near the project center. The project design shall reflect the <br />following: <br /> <br /> (a) A network of ungated and open to the public interconnected streets in a grid or modified grid pattern. <br /> (b) An interconnected pedestrian sidewalk/path system that serves and integrates residential and non-residential <br />uses.