(A) General. In MFED buildings and/or land shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) Single-family dwellings;
(2) Duplex dwellings;
(3) On-site accessory structures to subsections (1) or (2) of this division;
(4) Swimming pools, tennis courts;
(5) Wildlife and ecological preserves;
(6) Watershed conservation areas; and
(7) Town-owned and leased facilities.
(B) Special use standards. All development shall be undertaken in such a manner that development and land-clearing activities do not degrade the function of any wetland, swale or pond and that the sum of associated clearing shall not exceed 15% of the total lot area. (See § 153.140(D) for exceptions.) All permitted and conditional uses in MFED are governed by this section and shall abide by the special development standards as follows:
(1) Site alteration shall not occur prior to the issuance of a building permit unless authorized in writing by the Zoning Administrator. Trees shall not be removed except as necessary for the construction of the principal structure, accessory structure, parking area, septic tank, nitrification system and driveway access area. In no case shall a tree in excess of 12 inches in diameter be removed. (See § 153.140(D) for exceptions.) Pine trees 12 inches or greater in diameter can be removed when authorized in writing by the Zoning Administrator. Tree diameter shall be determined by measuring the tree four feet above the ground surface. Land-disturbing activities and site alteration shall not exceed the minimum necessary to provide for the location of the principal use structure, any accessory use structure, parking area, utility service improvements, septic tank, nitrification system and driveway access.
(2) In addition to normal requirements for a building permit, development of a building site requires the submission of a natural features site plan sealed by a registered North Carolina land surveyor or engineer. The proposed improvements shall be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator and, if required, the town CAMA officer. The natural features shall be drawn to a scale of at least one inch equals 50 feet and include at minimum the following information:
(a) Topographical condition of the entire lot;
(b) Existing vegetation on the lot, including forest canopy and its height, subcanopy, scrub forest, ridge line trees, salt marshes, rare plants and ground cover;
(c) Components of the groundwater recharge system, including streams, ponds, marshes, dunes, lowlands, bay forests and wetland swales.
(d) Location and slopes of any dunes;
(e) Direction of movement and location of any migrating dunes on or near the lot;
(f) Soil types;
(g) Proposed building site;
(h) Area to be cleared or disturbed.
(Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)