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designation, then the required greenbelt perimeter/open space block shall have a contiguous boundary with the conservation area. If a new town shares a boundary with multiple existing conservation areas, the project design shall provide greenway connections between conservation areas. (b). For purposes of the fifty (50) percent common open space requirement, such green space shall not include conventional, individual private yard areas and shall not include any areas already in conservation. Common open space areas may include agricultural areas (e.g. crop lands, pastures, and equestrian areas), parks and recreation areas, conservation and natural areas (e.g. uplands, wetlands, and re-created natural areas), and water bodies (not to exceed thirty (30) percent of the open space requirement). (c). Active recreational uses shall be limited to a maximum of twenty-four (24) percent of the designated open space or twelve (12) percent of the entire PD area, whichever is less. 3. Timing of Land Uses: At the time of new town approval, commitments must be made as to the timing of developing work places and non-residential uses. A sufficient amount of job-producing and non-residential uses shall be developed in initial project phases to prevent creation of a de-facto residential only or bedroom community and to ensure development of a job-producing “anchor tenant” to sustain the new town’s economy. To ensure that all phases of the project develop as a viable new town development with a mixture of residential, shopping, working, recreational, and open space areas, various uses for each phase of the project shall be approved and developed in a proportional manner. Commercial and personal service uses, office and light industrial uses and residential uses shall generally constitute the same percentage of area for each phase as they constitute in the project as a whole. No more than twenty-five (25) percent of the proposed residential use development will be permitted until at least twenty-five (25) percent of the proposed commercial and personal service, uses and office and light industrial uses occur. 4. Form: The project shall meet the Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) standards of the Future Land Use Element Policy 18.1. In so doing, the new town shall have a perimeter edge and a center. Along the perimeter edge, a significant greenbelt shall be provided, and that greenbelt shall consist of natural areas, agricultural areas, and/or “no-build” areas designated on large acreage parcels. A project center shall be established for the concentration of residential and commercial uses. Major roadways shall run through or near the project center. The project design shall reflect the following: PAGE 21