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Chapter 19 — Conservation Subdivisions, Article 9 — CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL
§ 19-9.1
Evaluation Criteria For Approval.
In addition to the criteria listed in Article V of Chapter 8, evaluation criteria for a rezoning approval or sketch plat for a conservation subdivision shall be based on the extent to which the plan meets the following criteria:
(A)All primary conservation areas are protected as permanent open space.
(B)The required amount of secondary conservation areas are protected as permanent open space, and meet the requirements established within section 19-3.1, but also meet the over-all intent of conservation design.
(C)The configuration of the secondary open space tract is contiguous and undivided.
(D)The conservation subdivision meets applicable provisions of Chapter 18, subdivisions of this Code, to the extent they are interpreted by the Planning Director to be applicable to a conservation subdivision.
§ 19-9.2
Grounds for Denial.
In addition to the criteria listed in Section 18-6.2 and Article V of Chapter 8 of this Code, grounds for denial of a rezoning and/or sketch plat application for a conservation subdivision shall include but are not limited to the following:
(A)The application fails to fully identify primary and secondary conservation areas, or requirements pertaining to secondary conservation areas have not been met.
(B)The proposed method of sewage treatment is inappropriate for the site or found to be potentially dangerous to public health.
(C)One (1) or more of the lots within the conservation subdivision are too small to meet the minimum lot size established by this chapter.
(D)The street configuration does not provide for connectivity, or preserve natural features, or it is found to be inconsistent with the open space character of the subject property and its surroundings.
(E)The proposed open space network is divided, not functional, inconsistent with open space plans of the County, or does not provide for the protection of the most valuable secondary conservation areas on the site given the natural and scenic properties inherent on the site, as substantiated by photographs or other documentation.
(F)The proposed open space network fails to maximize the length of the common boundary between conservation areas on site and conservation areas or parkland abutting the conservation subdivision site.
(G)The rezoning application and/or sketch plat appears to be submitted for the purpose of circumventing improvement requirements that would otherwise be required for conventional subdivisions pursuant to Chapter 18 of this Code.
(H)The design fails to incorporate standards and guidelines established herein, thus failing to comply with the intention of the chapter, and/or there is indication that the application was submitted for the purpose of increasing lot yield only.