(A) Passive heating and cooling.
(1) The subdivider shall provide for future passive or natural heating or cooling opportunities in the subdivision, to the extent that this can be accomplished within a reasonable period of time, given economic, environmental, social, and technological constraints.
(2) Examples of passive or natural heating opportunities in subdivision design include:
(a) Design of lot size and configuration to permit orientation of a structure in an east-west alignment for southern exposure.
(b) Design of lot size and configuration to permit orientation of a structure to take advantage of shade or prevailing breezes.
(B) Local considerations.
(1) In providing for future passive or natural heating or cooling opportunities in the design of a subdivision, consideration shall be given to local climate, site contours, configuration of the lot to be divided, and other design and improvement requirements.
(2) Provision of passive or natural heating or cooling opportunities shall not result in reducing allowable densities or the percentage of a lot that may be occupied by a building or structure under applicable zoning regulations in effect at the time a tentative subdivision map or tentative parcel map is filed.
(Ord. 15-12, passed 12-15-2015)