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attributes, are more likely to be preserved by the proposed use. <br /> Were the property to be fully developed for agriculture similar to <br /> the surrounding properties (which development is not only <br /> permissible under the Williamson Act but would likely occur should <br /> the proposed uses not be allowed) the ensuing clearing, levelling, <br /> and cultivation of the property would: <br /> a. destroy the existing forests, <br /> b. increase water consumption for irrigation far <br /> beyond the proposed uses, and <br /> C. largely eliminate the wildlife habitat which <br /> presently exists. <br /> The proposed uses, as limited by residential density <br /> restrictions imposed within the GA-40 zone and the Planned <br /> District, by appropriate terms and conditions imposed through the <br /> permit procedures, and by the Conservation Easement and Resource <br /> Management Plan offered by the proponents, will preserve the <br /> property's environmental character far better than would occur if <br /> the property were further developed to intensive agricultural uses <br /> fully permissible under the Williamson Act. We find that the <br /> 27 proposed parcels are permissible in GA-40 zoning under Planned <br /> District development, that "links-style" golf course development <br /> will preserve open space and certain wildlife habitat while ., <br /> limiting water usage for turf management, and that the major usage <br /> of the property will be for resource replacement, enhancement and <br /> Wm Act Cancellation —6— <br /> June 8, 1993 <br />