The following open space requirements are mandatory:
(a) Required open space shall comprise no less than 40 percent of the total lot or parcel area.
(b) Areas covered with buildings, streets, parking lots, driveways and other paved surfaces are not considered open space, except as noted in subsection (c) below. A minimum of fifty percent of the required open space shall be devoted to landscaping, patios, walkways and recreation areas for the collective enjoyment and common use of occupants of the development.
(c) Recreation facilities or structures and their accessory uses located in common recreation areas shall be calculated as open space, as long as the total impervious surface (paving, roofs, etc.) constitute no more than 5 percent of the total required open space. (Ord. 30-2007. Passed 12-20-07.)