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Conventional Zoning

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Conventional zoning follows rigid standards for lot size, road frontage, and other requirements but results in a uniform, grid-like development pattern where most of the open space is consumed.

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Conservation Zoning

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Conservation development is a zoning technique that is a permits more flexibility in how a parcel is developed, allowing more meaningful open space to be protected.

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