A building envelope shall be determined for every buildable lot in RR-2 and RR-3 Districts. The use of building envelopes is in lieu of building setback lines in order to achieve greater flexibility in house placement to protect natural features and views. The determination of the building envelope shall include the following considerations:
(a) Building envelopes should be selected that do not include the tops of ridge lines. (See Figure 5 following the text of this chapter.)
(b) Building envelopes should avoid open fields. (See Figure 5 following the text of this chapter.)
(c) Building envelopes should be located on the edges of fields and in wooded areas to minimize the visual impact of development. (See Figure 5 following the text of this chapter.)
(d) Building envelopes shall not include wetlands and flood plains.
(e) Building envelopes shall not include areas with slopes in excess of thirty-five percent. (See Figure 5 following the text of this chapter.)
(f) Septic systems, sewers, water lines, wells and driveways may be located outside building envelopes.
(g) Building envelopes shall be indicated on the subdivision sketch plan and preliminary plat. Final locations of the building envelope shall be shown on the record plat, including dimensioning to clearly define the limitations.
(Ord. 95-150. Passed 10-3-95.)