For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall have the meaning herein indicated:
(a) “Conservation Development District (“District”)” means a contiguous area of land to be planned and developed as a single entity, in which housing units are accommodated under more flexible standards, such as building arrangements and setbacks, than those that would be applied under single-family district codes, allowing for flexible groupings of houses in order to conserve open space and existing natural resources.
(b) “Conservation easement” means a legal interest in land that restricts development and other uses of the property in perpetuity for the public purpose of preserving the rural, open, natural, or agricultural qualities of the property as authorized by Ohio R.C. 5301.67 through 5301.70.
(c) “Development agreement” means the complete package of information and submittals an applicant for a Conservation Development District must have approved by the Village before beginning construction in the District. This agreement shall contain approved versions of the following:
(1) Subject parcel's approval for a Conservation Development District.
(2) Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and/or Cuyahoga County Board of Health approval of the on-site wastewater disposal system.
(3) Development plan.
(4) Fully executed conservation easement.
(5) Existing conditions site report.
(6) Yield plan.
(7) Stormwater management plan.
(8) Covenants and restrictions for the homeowners association or condominium association.
(d) “Development plan” means a proposal including drawings(s) and map(s) for a Conservation Development District prepared in accordance with this Code, illustrating proposed design, layout, and other features for the development and including all elements set forth in this Code.
(e) “Impervious cover” means any paved, hardened, or structural surface regardless of its composition including but not limited to buildings, roads, driveways, parking lots, loading/unloading areas, decks, patios, and swimming pools.
(f) “Isolated land” shall be any portion of the parcel that is separated from the remainder of the parcel by a slope exceeding twenty-five percent, an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Category 2 or 3 wetland, a watercourse, or other feature that would not support a road and/or crossing under normal building standards and applicable State and Federal permit requirements, thus rendering the isolated portion unbuildable under conventional development standards and applicable local, State, and Federal codes.
(g) “Privately owned building lot” are those portions of the permitted buildable area of a Conservation Development District associated with each single-family residential unit in the District and solely controlled by the owner of that unit.
(h) “Privately owned open space” means the undeveloped open space on a privately owned building lot. This open space shall not be included in the overall calculation of restricted open space.
(i) “Restricted open space” means open space within a Conservation Development District that is of sufficient size and shape to meet the minimum requirements of Section 1267.06(b) and that is restricted from further development according to the provisions of this section. This shall not include open space that is part of a buildable lot.
(j) “Yield plan” means a subdivision layout for a parcel showing the configuration and number of lots possible in a traditional development design for the subject parcel. This traditional subdivision design shall be completed by the applicant in full compliance with all applicable Village codes and in accordance with site constraints shown in the existing conditions site report submitted under this section.
(Ord. 2011-65. Passed 5-21-12.)