Any development within the District shall be subject to the following standards:

1.   Conservation Areas

(a)    wetlands shall be preserved at one-hundred (100) percent and remain undisturbed and set-aside outside of the buildable lot area for protection

(b)    floodplains shall be preserved in accordance with Article 1400 “Floodplain District” of this Chapter

(c)    not more than twenty (20) percent of the total area of all steep slopes 25% or greater shall be disturbed

(d)    not more than sixty (60) percent of the total area of all steep slopes 15% to 24% shall be disturbed

2.   An Existing Resource Plan, submitted with the preliminary application,  shall be completed at a scale no less than (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet and identify the following features listed in A (1) above, as well as:

(a)    existing structures on the site.

(b)    drainageways.

(c)    existing trees over 18 inches DBH.

Last Updated on September 29, 2008
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