06.01 & 06.02 - Prelim Plat Appl-Wilderness Resort, Ordinance Amendment

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i. All areas designated as 100-year floodplain by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). ii. All wetlands, including a 30-foot buffer. iii. All areas having slopes greater than twelve (12) percent. iv. All areas within 30 feet of the top or toe of a bluff. v. All areas within 30 feet of either edge of a drainageway. If the edges of a drainageway cannot be clearly established, the area defined as environmentally sensitive shall include all areas within 50 feet of the centerline of the drainageway or all areas that have a slope greater than twelve (12) percent extending from the centerline, whichever is more restrictive. B. Development Yield. i. The applicant shall submit a table showing the maximum number of dwelling units that would be permitted in the underlying zoning district where the parent parcel is located. Where the parent parcel encompasses multiple zoning districts, the maximum number of units shall calculate the allowable density for each district separately, consistent with the minimum lot size, lot widths, setbacks, and other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Land that is considered undevelopable, as described in 1(A) contained herein, shall be excluded from the development yield analysis. ii. The total number of units provided for within the development shall not exceed the amount calculated in the development yield. 2. Design Criteria. The following design criteria shall apply to all Conservation Developments. A. Minimum Lot Size and Width. None, subject to compliance with applicable standards for sewage disposal and the provision of water. B. Setbacks. All structures within the development shall maintain, at a minimum, a 50-foot buffer along the perimeter of the development parcel, so as to provide screening and buffering of the residential development on the development parcel. i. Individual dwellings shall be separated by a minimum of twenty (20) feet from other dwelling. ii. Accessory buildings, unless attached as an integral part of the dwelling, shall be separated by a minimum of ten (10) feet from dwellings and other accessory buildings. iii. The Planning Commission may establish setbacks, as necessary to buffer agricultural, forestry, and water-use activities from residential uses. iv. Larger setbacks may be required to provide safe distances between highways and development on the parcel or when otherwise determined necessary by the City to protect public health, safety or welfare. C. Maximum Impervious Coverage. The development shall be configured so as to minimize the amount of impervious surfaces. The maximum impervious coverage allowed, as measured across the whole of the development, shall be restricted as in the underlying zoning district. When a parent parcel involves