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Local Example McNear used Jay Dawson's proposed 400-acre, large-lot subdivision near Huntly as an example of how the mandatory cluster regulations worked. Dawson currently plans to divide his property into 16 lots ranging from 25 to 50 acres. "Sixteen houses, each with a fence around the property...Where are you going to find enough to farm?" asked McNear.
He contended that mandating a cluster development with open space ratios approaching 90 percent was a viable, realistic and legally supportable alternative. Under a mandatory cluster requirement, Dawson would have to group his 16—"or even 20 houses”—on 40 acres in an appropriate location, according to McNear. “Ninety percent of that 400 acres would then stay in permanent open space (as) a viable farming unit...The resource is still there," he said.
McNear explained that the open space may be retained in private ownership, held by a homeowner's association or
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