Sec. 3-303
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Minimize development on open fields
The layout shall be designed to minimize development on open fields and pastures, and building sites shall be located on the least productive agricultural lands.
- Preserve tree lines
The layout shall be designed to preserve and maintain existing tree lines between fields or meadows, pastures, meadows, orchards, and mature woodlands.
- Preserve views from public thoroughfares
Existing views from public thoroughfares shall be preserved.
Environmental
- Protection of floodplains, wetlands, and steep slopes
All floodplains, wetlands, and steep slopes shall be protected from clearing, grading, filling, or construction, except as may be approved by the Administrator for essential infrastructure.
Historic
- Avoid historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character., archaeological, or cultural sites
The layout shall be designed to avoid important historic, archaeological, or cultural sites.
Other
- Criteria for residential use on lots less than ten acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. field or pasture
A residential use on a lot of less than ten acres and located in an agricultural field or pasture, shall meet the following additional criteria: ...
From the ordinance
All residential uses, including those in a cluster development, shall comply with the following additional requirements: