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<br />Marian Meadows Rezone and Subdivision Final Environmental Impact Statement 3-51 <br />o The clustered lots in Alternatives 4 and 5 would not support forestry use, but large blocks of <br />open space retained outside of areas subdivided would further resource uses in those open <br />space areas. Alternatives 2, 3C and 5 would preserve the eastern portion of the site, which <br />provides the greatest potential for continued resource use among the alternatives. <br />o The clustered lots or 3-acre lots would not support wildlife habitat, but large blocks of open <br />space retained outside of areas subdivided would provide habitat areas, albeit of generally less <br />productivity, for most species because of elevation and steepness. Mountain goats are well <br />adapted to this type of terrain and would benefit from fewer proximity impacts from developed <br />areas. Alternatives 3C and 4 provide lot sizes and depth that would allow greater potential for <br />buffer areas between developed portions of the lots and the potential corridor. <br />However: <br />o The area in the immediate vicinity of clustered smaller lots in Alternatives 4 and 5 would be <br />dominated by elements of the built environment such as buildings and ornamental <br />landscaping. <br />o Alternative 4 (as well as the other alternatives) would locate roads, structures and night <br />lighting in the most visible areas that frame the valley and add a substantial encroachment of <br />man-made features. <br />o Wildlife corridors through the site would be adversely affected by the number and <br />configuration of lots adjacent to the BPA easement that provides the further resource uses in <br />those open space areas. <br /> A smaller number of residential units that result in a smaller overall rural population resulting in <br />less change in the character of the community and less need for public services and utilities typical <br />of more urban areas. <br />o Alternative 3C with 33 lots provides the fewest number of lots and would result in the least <br />change to the existing rural character of the area. <br />o Other alternatives provide varying numbers of lots (113 lots in Alternatives 3D and 5, 147 lots <br />in Alternatives 3A, 3B and 4, 443 lots in Alternatives 1 and 2), which results in proportionally <br />greater changes in population and resulting change in the rural character of the community.