New Proposed Bulid out of OLF 8 Field Results in HALF as many Residential Dwellings as DPZ Hybrid Plan Would Have Allowed......

Less (new high density housing built on OLF-8) is More (better 😊) 

I know that headline is a mouthful.

But what would the total number of residential units be, if some buyer made an offer and built out the OLF-8 field precisely as DPZ stipulates in their Hybrid Plan -  the compromise plan the board adopted two years ago for OLF 8?  How does that number of residences compare to the latest offer/plan submitted by D.R. Horton and Stirling Properties in their revised offer of $24.1 Million for OLF-8?

I wanted to know so I asked staff to do an analysis--which they recently completed and sent back to me.

"We’ve broken down the numbers of the plans into overall residential densities. The Horton (new) plan doesn’t include the mixed residential/commercial category as in the hybrid plan, and it proposes much lower overall densities.

 The total residential density in the [DPZ] hybrid plan is 40 units per acre. This comes from the total densities for each zoning district and the total acreage of those districts. It’s probably higher than what could be built given the variables but it’s the same way we calculate density for all zoning districts.

 The total residential density in the new[Horton/Stirling] plan is 6.7 (rounded from 6.6) units per acre. This was calculated with the 170 acres of residential and the total residential units of 1,133."

Okay so just as pictured, the lasted proposed build out consists of a town center, green spaces, commercial, retail, residential AND 241 acres for Economic Development/Job Creation.  And the total number of residential units is 1,133.

Under the DPZ hybrid plan adopted by the board--the 61 acres  set aside for residential development allowed for up to 40 units per acre.  So, multiplying the 61 acres for high density residential dwellings in the DPZ hybrid plan (and not including any of the hundreds of residential over retail in the DPZ plan's 47 acre set-aside for mixed use)==you get more than 2,400 residential units on OLF 8!! 

So the latest Horton/Stirling plan cuts, by more than half, the total number of traffic exacerbating, infrastructure taxing high-density residential dwelling units on the field while still providing retail, a town center, green spaces, restaurants, and other amenities---as well as a significant amount of space for job creation.

Remember--most that live out here in Beulah, like I do, wanted NO RESIDENTIAL on this field, as we have plenty of high density residential development all around this area already.

Just more to consider as we look at what is proposed.

But for my vote---LESS residential and more amenities is bettter.