One home per five acres. The county last year considered a proposal to tighten the restriction to one home per 10 or 20 acres. It was rejected, but a similar idea was proposed this month.
Restrictions limit builders to about one home per four acres.
The main thrust of preservation efforts involve governmental purchase of farmland. One home per 25 acres. One home per three acres. But a Rural Commission, formed last year, is reconsidering preservation and density issues. The county is considering a plan that would limit overall density to, on average, one home per 20 acres.