(See Article 1600)

 

 

 

 

 

MARSHALL TOWNSHIP

DETERMINING ADJUSTED TRACT AREA (ATA)

FOR CONSERVATION SUBDIVISIONS – CLUSTER OPTION

 

 

ATA = the gross tract area minus the “constrained land.”

 

“Constrained Land” = the acreage resulting from applying multiplication factors to the areas of site constraints.

 

Gross Tract Area = ______ acres

 

Description of Constraint	Area of site constraint (acres)	Resource Protection Factor (Multiplier)	“Constrained Land” (acres)
Public Street or highway rights-of-way, existing   Land under private streets, existing   Utility rights-of-way, existing		1.00     1.00   1.00
Wetlands		1.00
Floodways within 100-year floodplain   Floodplain, excluding floodways or wetlands within floodplains		1.00   0.50
Steep slopes greater than 25 percent   Moderately steep slopes 15 – 25 percent		0.80   0.40
Total “Constrained Land”	NA	NA

 

_______ acres gross - ________ acres “constrained land” = _______ acres ATA

Adapted from Natural Lands Trust, Inc. Feb. 2002

 

 

Last Updated on September 29, 2008
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