(A) Steep slope defined. For the purposes of this subchapter, a STEEP SLOPE is defined as any lot, parcel, plot, or tract of land which meets all the following standards:
(1) Is located within any zoning district of Chimney Rock Village and its extraterritorial jurisdiction; and
(2) Has an average slope of its natural terrain of 15% or greater; and
(3) Has an elevation of 1200 feet above mean sea level or greater, provided only that portion of a lot, parcel, plot, or tract which has an elevation of 1200 feet above mean sea level or greater shall be defined as a "steep slope" and any portion below said elevation shall not be defined as a "steep slope".
(B) Previously approved developments exempt. Any portion of the lot, parcel, or tract of land which has been approved as a subdivision prior to the adoption of this subchapter or developed prior to the adoption of this subchapter shall not be included within the definition of a steep slope if no further development is proposed within that portion of the lot, parcel, or tract of land.
(Ord. passed 10-16-2007)