Sec. 4.7

Other

• Maximum percentage of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. that may be floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.80 pct

  not more than 80 percent of the minimum required open space shall consist of the following: (i) land located within the 100-year flood plain; (ii) land subject to occasional, common or frequent flooding...; (iii) critical or preserved slopes; and (iv) land devoted to stormwater management facilities or flood control devices

• Permitted uses in open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.

  Open space shall be maintained in a natural state and shall not be developed with any improvements, provided that the agent may authorize the open space to be used and improved for the following purposes: (i) agriculture, forestry and fisheries, including appropriate structures; (ii) game preserves, wildlife sanctuaries and similar uses; (iii) noncommercial recreational uses and structures; (iv) public utilities; (v) individual wells; (vi) in a cluster development, onsite sewage systems if the Department of Health determines that there are no suitable locations for a subsurface drainfield on a development lot; and (vii) stormwater management facilities and flood control devices.