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<br />Wonder World Drive Land Use Plan <br /> <br />City of San Marcos <br /> <br />Appendix A: Conservation Development <br /> <br />Typical very low density subdivisions contain large lots spread evenly across the <br />landscape. Conservation Development subdivisions are characterized by smaller lots <br />with the preservation of significant areas of open space, without reducing the total <br />number of houses allowed. Open space is preserved in large contiguous conservation <br />areas as ranchland, farmland, parks, greenbelts, and environmental corridors. The <br />benefits include: <br /> <br />· Provides enhanced protection of environmentally <br />sensitive areas <br />. Fosters the preservation of the "Rural Hill Country <br />Character" <br />. Homeowners are guaranteed permanent open space <br />. Typically lower costs for roads, utilities, and other <br />infrastructure <br />. Does not require public expenditure for open space <br />. Lots adjacent to permanent open space sell for a premium <br />and maintain their value better over time <br />. Concept has been successfully used across the country <br /> <br />"A house on a smaller <br />lot with a great view is <br />fl'equently worth as <br />much or more than the <br />same house on a larger <br />lot which is boxed in on <br />all sides by other <br />houses. " <br /> <br />Growing Greener, <br />National Lands Trust. Jnc. <br /> <br />Conservation subdivisions have been called "golf course communities, without the golf <br />course." <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />tion <br />Development <br /> <br />D~velopment <br /> <br />'-...::.~',.'.'- 'r~/'-- <br />. \-- <br />/'",,- ..0 -----"....L <br />//. -.--~~ ~ <br />/^z..~~, '. "C~ 1,\ Ifli(;.. . . -.'.' <br />'.~ "" ~=-- '~\ <br />i >;::?~~,~ / ! <br />. ., .A~:J;~.., .,,/\4 <br />- ". 1"1' J,' \\11 <br />,\-\'; ""ii '&.~~. i " 'I '."'." \.it. <br />_~"i~. ~ '. l /1 <br />",I--.. . /"}. <br />\ 2 ~ (( ~'7J';Jj;:< (y.r:~i <br />\--?::., \\, 1:-, :.--"-l;::::'\~' V"'I\ <br />, "" ',j ~ hl'\'_ <br />\ ~-~ ..,(' <br />LL__='-_.'~ ":~3J <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Source: Growing Greener National Lands Trust, Inc. (November 1997), p.7 <br /> <br />", <br /> <br />Adopted: January 14, 2002 <br /> <br />Page 25 <br />