The provisions of this Article shall apply to any land development activity within designated zoning districts as noted below. These requirements are in addition to any applicable buffer requirements established under state and local law.

(A)Residential developments of at least 25 acres located within residential zoning districts shall adhere to the following:

(1)An undisturbed area of separation shall exist between each contiguous area of disturbance as regulated by the Forsyth County Soil Sedimentation and Erosion Control Ordinance (Ordinance #73). The square footage of each undisturbed area of separation shall be calculated based on a minimum width of 50 feet as measured from the perimeter of each contiguous area of disturbance.

The total square footage may then be designed and located in a manner that replicates a naturalistic shape, but such area shall not fall below a minimum width of 50 feet and the total square footage must adhere, at minimum, to the calculated square footage total and be placed between each contiguous area of disturbance.

(2)An undisturbed area of separation may only be disturbed for streets, sidewalks, trails and access for utilities including but not limited to water and sewer lines, drainage pipes, and gas lines, via a perpendicular crossing as well as the removal of non-native, invasive species at the discretion of the county arborist.

ARTICLE XIII, OPEN SPACE AND LOW-IMPACT STORMWATER DESIGN:

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