(A) A minimum 100-foot vegetative buffer is required for all new development activities that exceed the low density option; otherwise, a minimum 30 foot vegetative buffer for development activities is required along all perennial waters indicated in the most recent versions of USGS 1:24,000 (7.5 minute) scale topographic maps or as determined by local government studies. Artificial stream bank or shoreline stabilization is permitted.
(B) No new development is allowed in the buffer except for water dependent structures, other structures such as flag poles, signs and security lights which result in only diminutive increase in impervious area, and public projects such as road crossings and greenways where no practical alternative exists. These activities should minimize built-upon surface area, direct runoff away from the surface waters and maximize the utilization of storm water best management practices, defined as a structural or nonstructural management-based practice used singularly or in combination to reduce non-point source inputs receiving waters in order to achieve water quality goals.
(Ord. passed 4-5-2010; Ord. passed 5-3-2021)