Development in the IDA shall comply with the following criteria in accordance with COMAR requirements:
(1) All development in the IDA shall be subject to the habitat protection area criteria of COMAR, Title 27.
(2) Pollutant loadings from impervious surfaces shall be reduced at least 10% below the level of pollution from the site prior to development. This requirement shall be met by maximizing ESD design criteria. Offsets permitted by the design standards and technical report may be used either onsite or offsite in the same critical area watershed to reach 10% pollutant reduction requirements of this section after maximizing ESD design criteria. For disturbance less than 5,000 square feet, the methods specified in § 17-8-405 may be utilized.
(3) If practicable, permeable areas shall be established in vegetation.
(4) Proposed development shall use cluster development as a means to reduce lot coverage and maximize areas of vegetation.
(5) Buffer modification areas in the IDA are subject to such additional requirements as provided in Articles 17 and 18 of this Code.
(6) Lot coverage may not exceed the lot coverage limitations of the underlying zoning district.
(Bill No. 93-12)