(a) Each application for rezoning to a U-2 Historic Settlement District shall indicate on the proposed project development plans those areas to be preserved as permanent open space.
(b) A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the gross acreage in the Historic Settlement shall be retained as permanent open space.
(c) Areas designated as permanent open space shall be designed to best preserve the natural qualities of the land.
(d) To the extent possible, designated open space shall be contiguous acreage. Except areas that by their nature have a linear configuration, such as buffers, waterbodies, or trail links, the length to width ratio of any parcel of open space shall not exceed 4:1.
(e) Every effort shall be made to provide open space that will either connect or have the potential to connect to adjacent areas to form a network of conservation areas.
(f) The required open space as set forth in subsection (b) hereof may be used for underground drainage fields for approved septic systems and underground utilities, but shall not include driveways, walkways, parking areas or other paved surfaces.
(g) Stormwater management ponds or basins may be included as part of the minimum required open space. (Ord. 2023-6. Passed 6-15-23.)