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currently to 18.3 persons per acre in the trend scenario. Additionally, the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) would remain low at around .34 for new development in the trend scenario.
11 The Urban Agricultural District (Healthy, Walkable, Green Design) 11.1 THE VISION Our neighborhood center incorporates agricultural systems, grows and optimizes existing ecology, and reimagines these systems within an urban framework. Our vision for this site is one of significant land use change. This scenario would aim to preserve the general farming character of the community, and improve upon environmental outcomes for the site. We aim to preserve at least 15% of the land as prime farmland. Additionally, we aim to develop relatively dense, mixed use development along transit corridors. East of State Highway 130, we imagine a vibrant landscape that intersects single housing and multifamily development, alongside agriculture to create a unique transect. The regions to the west and south of the site where other neighborhood centers have been identified would see increased housing development within this scenario. Specifically, single family housing and multifamily housing, with key areas set aside for commercial development, neighborhood parks, and civic land use. Surrounding these areas, we would see agricultural farming lands taking shape as neighborhood greenbelts. These agricultural landscapes would align with open space designated around creeks to act as green infrastructure and mitigation zones in the case of a flood. Between the two creeks on the eastern portion of our site, land use would transition from agriculture to single family to multifamily, an back to single family and agriculture. Essentially, we would utilize the organic forms of the creeks to sandwich multifamily units in between two rows of single family residences and farmsteads. This unique land use plan aims to integrate agriculture into the daily lives of residents.
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