We urge all citizens interested in the “conservation subdivision” debate to visit Wood View in Woodstock. Wood View is Woodstock’s first “conservation subdivision.” 38% of Wood View is claimed as “open space” although most of this open space is in the flood plain, so is unbuildable land.
We have researched the setbacks and development standards for WV to allow for comparison with Brightwater’s application for 745 Ebenezer Road. Following are the “proposed building setbacks and development standards for individual lots” (wording from BW application) for Wood View and Ebenezer:
- 5 foot side set back with minimum separation of 10 feet between homes for WV vs. 5 foot for Ebenezer with minimum 15 feet separation between homes
- 20 foot front set back for WV vs. 10 foot for Ebenezer
- 25 foot rear set back for WV vs. 20 foot for Ebenezer
- 55 foot lot width for WV vs. 72 foot for Ebenezer (where the homes are much larger)
- Maximum height is same for both: 40 feet.
- Minimum lot size: 12,000 square feet for Wood View and 11,250 square feet for Ebenezer
- Min square feet for house: 1300 sq feet for WV vs. 2400 sq. feet for Ebenezer
The front and back yards are potentially smaller in Ebenezer, but the side yards are potentially smaller in WV. Please keep in mind that the houses proposed on Ebenezer are significantly larger, so the Ebenezer development would likely look even more crowded than Wood View.
We are confident that a visit to Wood View will convince even the most ardent “conservation subdivision” proponent that such a development is wrong for a remote country road in Milton.
Milton Coalition 