foremost on the provision and preservation of open space, but that accommodate the entire amount of development that would otherwise be legally possible under conventional subdivision designs, and that:

(A)Minimize the environmental and visual impacts of new development on critical resources, aesthetically pleasing areas, and historically and culturally significant sites and structures;

(B)Encourage more efficient development of land by affording greater flexibility of design and placement of buildings and structures;

(C)Reduce infrastructure construction costs;

(D)Contribute to an interconnected network of permanent open space in the County;

(E)Provide for undivided open space within new developments;

(F)Enhance quality of life for residents by creating more attractive and pleasing living environments;

(G)Reduce the demand on public expenditures for open space, parkland, play fields, and other areas for active and passive recreation;

(H)Minimize disturbances to streams, steep slopes, and vegetation and provide increased opportunities to maintain natural conditions; and

(I)Meet design requirements and guidelines established in this chapter for the protection of conservation areas.

ARTICLE II, APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 18 AND CHAPTER 11 TO CONSERVATION SUBDIVISIONS:

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