After months of back and forth, the Milton City Council Monday night rejected a proposed conservation subdivision ordinance, but called for further study of possible regulatory changes that would address land preservation and density issues.
The decision followed a lengthy public hearing at which both proponents and opponents spoke, with those favoring the ordinance contending it could be the last best chance to preserve significant green space in Milton while increasing home values and giving developers a broader range of options. Opponents said it would increase home density and create traffic issues and would lead to problems with community septic systems that would be installed.
The proposal would have made a conservation subdivision ordinance the preferred form of development in several residential zoning classifications. It would have mandated a minimum of 50 percent green space in a subdivision, while allowing a developer to cluster land in such a way that home density would be the highest allowed under underlying zoning.
The denial came on a 7-0 council vote.
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