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I saw a presentation from Bob Baldwin of Qroe Farm at the NH Planners Association Conference a week ago, dealing with Low Impact Development. His firm has done several projects conserving good chunks of open space in a different manner.
Typically, the conservation subdivisions I've seen have clustered, smaller lots, and large parcels of protected open space. The Qroe approach is different in that the entire subdivision is in private ownership, but the open space is protected through a variety of conservation/farming and cross-easements.
It's an intreguing approach, which becomes challenging when communities have large frontage requirements, and wide road standards. The following link is an atricle abot the approach, and some sample projects.
http://www.qroefarm.com/pdf/mbavinger.pdf
So, Throbbing Brain[size=-2][sup]TM[/sup][/size], what do you think? Is this a viable way to do conservation subdivisions? Or will the stingy municipal engineers prevent this from becoming a widespread approach?
Typically, the conservation subdivisions I've seen have clustered, smaller lots, and large parcels of protected open space. The Qroe approach is different in that the entire subdivision is in private ownership, but the open space is protected through a variety of conservation/farming and cross-easements.
It's an intreguing approach, which becomes challenging when communities have large frontage requirements, and wide road standards. The following link is an atricle abot the approach, and some sample projects.
http://www.qroefarm.com/pdf/mbavinger.pdf
So, Throbbing Brain[size=-2][sup]TM[/sup][/size], what do you think? Is this a viable way to do conservation subdivisions? Or will the stingy municipal engineers prevent this from becoming a widespread approach?