For the purpose of this code, the following terms shall have the meaning herein indicated:
(a) CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 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: 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 ORC §§5301.67 through 5301.70.
(c) DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: 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 rezoning to Conservation Development District.
(2) Ohio Environmental Protection Agency approval of the on-site wastewater disposal system.
(3) Development Plan.
(4) Conservation Easement.
(5) Existing Conditions Site Report.
(6) Yield Plan.
(7) Stormwater Management Plan.
(8) Tree Preservation Plan.
(9) Covenants and restrictions for the homeowners association or condominium association.
(d) DEVELOPMENT PLAN: 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) EXISTING CONDITIONS SITE REPORT: A document prepared by the applicant for a Conservation Development District. This document shall contain all the information required in Section 1160.16 of this code and shall be submitted in accordance with the procedures established in this code.
(f) IMPERVIOUS COVER: 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.
(g) PRIVATELY OWNED BUILDING LOT: 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: 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: Open space within a Conservation Development District that is of sufficient size and shape to meet the minimum requirements of these codes and that is restricted from further development according to the provisions of this code. This shall not include open space that is part of a buildable lot.
(j) TREE PRESERVATION PLAN: A plan detailing the maintenance of trees in a Conservation Development District and prepared in accordance with the requirements of this code.
(k) YIELD PLAN: 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 code.
(Ord. 2007-25. Passed 8-21-07.)