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Planning Commission Report to the Council, April 2008 Page 3
<br /> 9. LEED. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design of the United States Green
<br /> L,.. Building Council.
<br /> 10. Non-profit Conservation Organization. Any charitable corporation, charitable association,
<br /> or charitable trust (such as a land trust), the purposes or powers of which include
<br /> retaining or protecting the natural, scenic, or open space values of real property, assuring
<br /> the availability of real property for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open space use,
<br /> protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving
<br /> the historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural aspects of real property.
<br /> 11. Parent Parcel. The existing parcel of record, as identified by individual parcel numbers, as
<br /> of the effective date of this Ordinance, that is proposed to be developed.
<br /> The following changes would be made to Section 5.6, Subdivision 3, Rural Residential Zone:
<br /> Buildable Lot Area - acres, minimum 5
<br /> Rural Conservation Subdivision Maximum Density 1 unit/acre
<br /> The following changes would be made to Section 5.7, Subdivision 3, Transition Residential Zone:
<br /> Buildable Lot Area - acres, minimum 5 1
<br /> Rural Conservation Subdivision Maximum Density 2 units/acre
<br /> The following changes would be made to Section 5.15, Land Use Matrix:
<br /> Conservation Subdivision would be listed as an Allowable Use in the OS, FM, AG, TR and RR
<br /> zones. It would be an excluded use in all other districts.
<br /> Conventional Subdivision would be listed as a Conditional Use in the OS, FM, AG, TR and RR
<br /> zones and an Allowable Use in all other districts.
<br /> The following would replace Section 8.1, Rural Conservation Subdivision:
<br /> 1. Development Yield. All Conservation Subdivisions shall meet or exceed the following
<br /> standards:
<br /> A. Land Suitability. No land shall be developed which is held to be unsuitable for any
<br /> proposed use if identified as being environmentally sensitive. Areas determined to be
<br /> environmentally sensitive may be included as common open space, but shall not be
<br /> included in the development yield analysis. Areas identified as being environmentally
<br /> sensitive include, but are not limited to:
<br /> i. All areas designated as 100-year floodplain by the Federal Emergency
<br /> Management Agency (FEMA).
<br /> ii. All wetlands, including a 30-foot buffer.
<br /> iii. All areas having slopes greater than twelve (12) percent.
<br /> iv. All areas within 30 feet of the top or toe of a bluff.
<br /> v. All areas within 30 feet of either edge of a drainageway. If the edges of a
<br /> drainageway cannot be clearly established, the area defined as environmentally
<br /> sensitive shall include all areas within 50 feet of the centerline of the drainageway
<br /> or all areas that have a slope greater than twelve (12) percent extending from the
<br /> centerline, whichever is more restrictive.
<br /> B. Development Yield.
<br /> i. The applicant shall submit a table showing the maximum number of dwelling units
<br /> that would be permitted in the underlying zoning district where the parent parcel is
<br /> located. Where the parent parcel encompasses multiple zoning districts, the
<br /> maximum number of units shall calculate the allowable density for each district
<br /> separately, consistent with the minimum lot size, lot widths, setbacks, and other
<br /> provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Land that is considered undevelopable, as
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