Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Minimum canopy coverage for active recreation areas10 pct
Active recreational areas shall have a minimum canopy coverage of ten (10) percent of total conservation land area
- Access point frequency
One centrally located access point shall be provided for every fifteen (15) lots or dwellings. Said access shall be a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet in width.
- Minimum width of access point35 ft
Said access shall be a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet in width.
- Restrictions in conservation buffer
No new buildings or structures shall be constructed in the 150-foot buffer; nor shall any clearing of trees or understory growth be permitted unless approved by the planning director or designee as necessary for street or trail construction, active recreational facilities, public and private utilities, subsurface septic disposal system, spray irrigation systems, or stormwater management facilities.
- Natural conservation buffer width150 ft
In cases where conservation land does not adjoin public parkland, a natural conservation buffer at least one hundred fifty (150) feet in width shall be provided within the cluster development along its common boundary with adjacent property.
- Conservation easement required
Conservation land that is required to be designated, established and preserved in cluster developments shall be subject to permanent conservation easements or deed restrictions prohibiting future development and defining the range of permitted activities.
- Credit toward open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dedication
Designated conservation land may be credited toward the open space land dedication requirements of section 19-700 of this Code; however, in lieu fees will be assessed unless required improvements are provided.
- No development in conservation land
Under no circumstances shall any development be permitted in the designated conservation land at any time, except for approved uses listed in sections 6-2203 and 6-2205 above.
- Minimum canopy coverage for passive recreation areas20 pct
Passive recreational areas shall have a minimum canopy coverage of twenty (20) percent of total conservation land area
- Residential lots not counted as conservation land
No portion of any residential lot may be used for meeting the minimum required conservation land.
From the ordinance
Where a cluster development adjoins public parkland, the designated conservation land shall be situated adjacent to the park to the maximum extent practicable.