A. Lot coverage is the percentage of a lot or development site that is covered by impervious, or built-upon area.
B. Built-upon area includes buildings, structures, pavement, and site features that are impervious or partially impervious to rain or stormwater runoff.
C. The following features are not considered impervious, and as a result are not included within the built-upon area:
1. A slatted deck or walkway;
2. The water area of a swimming pool;
3. A surface covered by number 57 stone, as designated by the American Society for Testing and Materials, laid at least four inches thick over a geotextile fabric;
4. A trail as defined in Section 143B-139.4 of the North Carolina General Statutes that is either unpaved or paved as long as the pavement is porous with a hydraulic conductivity greater than 0.001 centimeters per second (1.41 inches per hour); or
5. Landscaping material, including, but not limited to, gravel, mulch, sand, and vegetation, placed on areas that receive pedestrian or bicycle traffic or on portions of driveways and parking areas that will not be compacted by the weight of a vehicle, such as the area between sections of pavement that support the weight of a vehicle.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)