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(#(# j  Lir   Lir 0  0(#(#0(#(#2J  4  )3  0 (#(#  Reducessoilerosionpotentialbyreducingtheamountofclearingandgradingonthe M  site.Lir ݌  (# (# Ќ  ;X;X֪+#;X֪X; #Ԁ0  TheErosionandSedimentControlsectionhighlightsothertechniquestocontrolerosionat %  constructionsites.X(#(# : L ((sL  3   E ,X, X,X, XE  0     3 2  5  )3  0 (#(#  #XXX;X֪=#;X֪XXXPreservesgreenspace. 3 =݌9 (# (# Ќ  L ((L  3     0     32  6  )3  0 (#(#  Preservesopenspaceforrecreation. 3݌% (# (# Ќ  L ((L  3     0     32  7  )3  0 (#(#  Reducesthecapitalcostofdevelopment. 37݌ (# (# Ќ  L ((L  3     0     3O2  8  )3  0 (#(#  Reducesthecostofstormwatermanagementbyconcentratingrunoffinoneareaand  reducingrunoffvolumes. 3O݌  (# (# Ќ   Lir   Lir0  0(#(#0(#(#2  9  )3  0 (#(#  Providesawiderrangeoffeasiblesitestolocatestormwaterbestmanagementpractices  (BMPs).Lir݌  (# (# Ќ  L tZ((L Lir   Lir0  0(#(#0(#(#2Z  10  )3  0 (#(#  Reducesthecostoffuturepublicservicesneededbythedevelopment.Lir݌t (# (# Ќ  L uj((tL Lir   Lir&0  0(#(#0(#(#2j  11  )3  0 (#(#  Canincreasefuturepropertyvalues.Lir&Q݌` (# (# Ќ  L vz((uL Lir   Lir0  0(#(#0(#(#2z  12  )3  0 (#(#  Createsurbanwildlifehabitat"islands."Lir݌L (# (# Ќ  L w((vL Lir   Lir0  0(#(#0(#(#2  13  )3  0 (#(#  Createsasenseofcommunityandpedestrianmovement.Lir>݌q8 (# (# Ќ   Lir   LirL0  0(#(#0(#(#2  14  )3  0 (#(#  Cansupportothercommunityplanninggoals,suchasfarmlandpreservation,affordable ]$ housing,andarchitecturaldiversity.LirLw݌  (# (# Ќ  L kO((wL  3   0     3B2O  B  )3  0(#(#  Itisthedesireof򀀀(planningagency)toprotectthenatural,historic,and 5  communityresourcesin򀀀(municipality)bypromotingopenspace !!  developmentwithinourjurisdiction. 3B݌ (#(# Ќ  SectionII.0  0 (#(#Definitions # # (# (# BaseDensity:0 0 (# (#Theoriginaldensitypermittedunderthepropertysresidentialzoningcategory $!$ (dwellingunitsperacre).  (# (# CommunityOpen0 Theareaofopenspaceremainingafternaturalopenspacehasbeen'X$' (# (# Space0  0(#(#0 (#(#0 (# (#designated.Theareamaybeusedforpassiveoractiverecreationforstormwater }(D%( management.  (# (# FrontageDistance0 Thewidthofahousinglot(infeet)thatfrontsalongthestreet.A+(+ (# (# #XXX;X֪#;X֪XXXGreenSpace0  0 (#(#0 (# (#Openspacemaintainedinanatural,undisturbed,orrevegetatedcondition.#XXX;X֪w"#;X֪XXX-)- (# (# ImperviousCover0 Anysurfaceintheurban/suburbanlandscapethatcannoteffectivelyabsorbor .+/ <_J <99 <  <_J <99 <  infiltraterainfall.  (# (# NaturalCondition0 0 (# (#Thetopographyandvegetationofanareathatisunalteredbyclearingand  gradingduringconstructionandprotectedinperpetuity.  (# (# NontidalWetlands0 Thoseareasnotinfluencedbytidalfluctuationsthatareinundatedorsaturatedby  surfaceorgroundwateratafrequencyanddurationsufficienttosupport,andthatundernormalcircumstancesdosupport,aprevalenceofvegetationtypicallyadaptedforlifeinsaturatedsoilconditions.  (# (# ;X;XA+#;XAX;&#0  Thedefinitionof nontidalwetlandhereisadaptedfromthedefinitionof wetlandusedbythe  L  USEPAandtheUSArmyCorpsofEngineers._ Other __ definitions __ will __ also __ be __ acceptable. __  See_ԀtheCrotononHudsonWetlandsandWatercoursesordinanceforanexample. (#(# &OneHundredYear Theareaoflandadjacenttoastreamthatissubjecttoinundationduringastorm b)  Floodplain   0 eventthathasarecurrenceintervalof100years.N  (# (# OpenSpace0  0 (#(#0 (# (#Aportionofadevelopmentsitethatispermanentlysetasideforpublicorprivate & useandwillnotbedeveloped.Openspacemaybeusedascommunityopenspaceorpreservedasgreenspace.  (# (# OpenSpace0  0 (#(#0 (# (#Adevelopmentpatternthatarrangesthelayoutofbuildingsinacompactareaof#XlXX;XAC##;XAXXXl (# (# Development#XlXX;XA+#;XAXXXl0  0 (#(#0 (# (#thesitesoastoreserveaportionofthesiteforcommunityopenspaceorgreen  spaceandisprotectedinperpetuity.  (# (# #XlXX;XA+#;XAXXXlRightofWay0  0 (#(#0 (# (#Thewidthofapublicroadwaythatencompassesthepavementwidthand M adjacentlandneededforplacementofsidewalks,utilities,andstormwaterdrainage.  (# (# Setback0  0(#(#0 (#(#0 (# (#Thedistanceastructuremustbelocatedfrompropertylinesorotherstructures.6 (# (# StreamBuffer0 0 (# (#Avegetatedareaborderingastreamthatexistsorisestablishedtoprotecta  streamsystem.Alterationofthisvegetatedareaisstrictlylimited. x   (# (# UnbuildableLand0 Theareaofasitethatincludeswetlandsandsubmergedareas,slopesof25 !! percentormore,andthe100yearfloodplain.  (# (# ;X;XA+#;XAX;0#Ԁ0  Thedefinitionofunbuildablelandmightnotincludealloftheseareas.Forexample,buffersmight $]!$ notbeconsideredunbuildableinmanyjurisdictions.Inaddition,otherareasmightbeconsideredunbuildableinsomecommunities.&#&(#(# 0 SectionIII.0  0 (#(#Application s(:%( (# (# L Z0O (kL ?;     ?;30  20O  A  )3  0(#(#  Theprovisionsofthisordinanceapplytoallresidentialzoneswithadensitylessthanorequal G*'* toeightdwellingunitsperacre.?;3E3݌ (#(# Ќ   ?;     ?;40  20O  B  )3  0(#(#  Theminimumsizeofanopenspacedevelopmentshallbefiveacres.?;44݌ -)-(#(# Ќ   K   K50  0(#(#20O  C  )3  0(#(#  Openspaceisabyrightformofdevelopmentandshallnotrequireaspecialexceptionor .+/ additionalreview.K55݌ (#(# Ќ  ;QX;XA+#;XAX;Q6#Ԁ0  Openspacedevelopmentcanbe:byspecialapprovalorbyright.Inmostcommunities,open % spacedevelopmentrequiresaspecialapprovalprocess.Thisrequirementdiscouragestheuseofopenspacedevelopmentbecauseofthetimerequiredforapprovalcomparedwithconventionaldevelopment.Whenopenspacedevelopmentisbyright,anopenspaceplanthatmeetstherequirementsoftheordinancegoesthroughthesamepermitandapprovalprocessasaconventionaldevelopment.Thebyrightformofdevelopmentprohibitsdenialofanopenspaceplaninfavorofaconventionalplanassumingtheopenspaceplanmeetstheprovisionsoftheordinance.  (#(# 6;QX;XA+#;XAX;Q%:#Ԁ0  Insomecases,openspacedevelopmentismandatory.TheCalvertCountyOpenSpace    Ordinanceisoneexamplewhereopenspacedevelopmentisrequiredinruralandlargelotzones.;  (#(# D: K   K;0  0(#(#20O  D  )3  0(#(#  Plansregisteredbeforetheadoptionofthisordinanceareexemptfromtheprovisionsofthis   ordinance.K;;݌ (#(# Ќ  #X8XX;XA,#;XAXXX8 SectionIV.0  DesignCriteria n (#(# L xO( ZL  3        3=2O  A  )3  0    Thetotalnumberofresidentialunitsallowablewithinanopenspacedevelopmentshallnot {B exceedthenumberofunitsthatwouldotherwisebeallowedintheexistingzoningdistrictusingconventionaldevelopment.Thetotalnumberofunitsallowedshallbedeterminedusingthefollowingformula: 3=2>݌ (#(# Ќ  E ,X, ,hX,X, XE0  0(#(#04(#(#T=BD"[A(U+R)]4(#4(#     0  04(#(#Where: 4(#4(#      4 0 ` T0 ` (#` (#=0 (# (#totalunits(dwellingunits) (# (#      4 0 ` BD0 ` (#` (#=0 (# (#basedensity(dwellingunits/acre) (# (#      4 0 ` A0 ` (#` (#=0 (# (#totalsitearea(acres)z (# (#      4 0 ` U0 ` (#` (#=0 (# (#unbuildablelandasdefinedinSectionII(acres)f (# (#      4  ` R0 =0 (# (#roadandutilityrightofway(acres)R (# (# ;QX;XA+#;XAX;Q D#Ԁ0  Thismethodofdeterminingthetotaldwellingunitsisknownasa"partialdensitytransfer."Inthe w> alternativemethod,or"fulldensitytransfer,"thebasedensitywouldbemultipliedbythetotalarea.Typically,thepartialdensitytransferoptionpreservesagreateramountofopenspace.However,thefulldensitytransfermightbepreferableinmanycommunities,particularlyifregionaldensitygoalsneedtobemet.$""(#(# #X8XX;XA=#)D;XAXXX8L yP((xL  3        3F2P  B  )3  0 4   Frontagedistanceandrear,front,andsideyardsetbacksmaybereducedto50percentofthe # $ requirementsinthebasezoning,subjecttothefollowingrules: 3F;G݌ 4(#4(# Ќ  L z((yL  3        4  3H2  1  )3  0 `   Thefrontagedistanceshallbenolessthan10feet. 3H;I݌%k"&` (#` (# Ќ  L {j((zL  3        4  3WJ2j  2  )3  0 `   Frontandrearyardsetbacksshallbenolessthan10feet. 3WJJ݌&W#'` (#` (# Ќ  L |z(({L  3        4  3K2z  3  )3  0 `   Sideyardsetbacksshallbeaminimumoffivefeet.Thisrequirementmaybewaivedifthe |'C$( regulationsofthe򀀀(municipality)FireDepartmentaremet.#X8XX;XAF#;XAXXX8 3KL݌h(/%)` (#` (# Ќ  L [@O((|L K   K,N0  0(#(#2@O  C  )3  04(#(#  Lotsizemaybereducedto25percentofbasedensitybutnosmallerthanoneeighthofan T)&* acre.K,NWN݌ 4(#4(# Ќ  ;QX;XA+#;XAX;QO#Ԁ0  Asanalternativetonarrativelydescribinglotgeometryrequirements,acommunitymaymakea ,+', tableofopenspacezoningrequirementsbasedonzoningcategoryormayprovidespecificzoningtextlanguagethatguidesplanningagencystaffinapprovingappropriatesubdivisionprojects.#X8XX;XA_M#;XAXXX8a-(*.(#(# O;QX;XA+#;XAX;QQ#Ԁ0  Thevaluesforlotgeometrypresentedhereareguidelines;jurisdictionsneedtoselectvaluesthat .*/ makesensewithinthecontextofexistingregulationsandcommunitygoals.#X8XX;XAEQ#;XAXXX89(#(# Q#X8XX;XAR#;XAXXX8  3   0     3S2@O  D  )3  04(#(#  Irregularlotshapesandshareddrivewaysarepermittedinopenspacedesign. 3SS݌4(#4(# Ќ    3   0     3T2@O  E  )3  04(#(#  Sharedsepticsystemsmaybepermittedprovidedthattherequirementsofthe򀀀  (municipality)HealthDepartmentaremet,includingappropriateprovisionsforlegalobligations l relatedtomaintenanceandreplacement. 3TT݌ 4(#4(# Ќ  ;QX;XA+#;XAX;QV#Ԁ0  Theuseofsharedsepticsystemsiscontroversial,primarilybecauseofthemaintenance } D responsibility.Inmanycommunities,sharedsystemsbecometheresponsibilityofthelocaljurisdiction.However,requiringonesepticsystemperlotmakesopenspacedevelopmentmorechallenging. (#(# #X8XX;XA`S#;XAXXX8VL \PO(([L  3        3 Y2PO  F  )3  0 4   Thenumberofparkingspacesrequiredforaresidentialopenspacedevelopmentshallbetwo   spacesperdwellingunit.Parkingmaybeprovidedeitheronthestreetorindriveways. 3 YPY݌ 4(#4(# Ќ  SectionV.0 4 0` 4(#4(#OpenSpaceRequirements  ` (#` (#  ?;     ?;[0  2PO  A  )3  04(#(#  Thetotalareaofdedicatedopenspaceshallequaltheamountbywhichalldwellingunitlots u arereducedbelowthebasezoningandshallmeettherequirementsoutlinedinTable1.?;[Q[݌ 4(#4(# Ќ    *wAVB ddd Xdd Xdd X(#(#w,dd",dd"+  # r9 #Table1.OpenSpaceRequiredforVariousDensities * " *BaseDensity(du/ac) 'B " 'OpenSpaceRequired(%ofbuildablearea) '." '>1 'u" '35% 'u" '0.5q2O  D  )3  0 4   Atleast75percentofdesignatedopenspaceshallbecontiguouswithnoportionlessthan100  feetwide.     h      3>qq݌l4(#4(# Ќ      3        3$s2O  E  )3  0 4   Atleast50percentofdesignatedopenspaceshallbedesignatedas greenspaceasdefined } D inSectionIIandshallbemaintainedinanatural,undisturbedcondition. 3$sgs݌ 4(#4(# Ќ  ;QX;XA+#;XAX;Qt#Ԁ0  Inthefulldensitytransferoption,agreaterfractionoftheopenspacewouldbegreenspace,but U   theopenspacemightincludeunbuildableareassuchaswetlands. (#(# tL lN (^L ?;     ?;v0  2N  F  )3  04(#(#  Reasonableeffortmustbemadetolocategreenspaceadjacenttogreenspaceinan v=  adjoiningproperty(s)tothesatisfactionof򀀀(planningagency)#X8XX;XAiq#;XAXXX8.?;vv݌b) 4(#4(# Ќ   ?;     ?;~x0  2N  G  )3  04(#(#  Limitedaccesstogreenspacemaybeallowedintheformofanwalkingorhiker/bikerpath, : thetotalareaofwhichmustbenomorethan2percentofthetotalgreenspacearea.?;~xx݌ 4(#4(# Ќ   ?;     ?;#z0  2N  H  )3  04(#(#  Theremainingdesignatedopenspacemaybe communityspaceandmaybeusedfor  passiveoractiverecreationorthelocationofstormwatermanagementfacilities.?;#zZz݌ 4(#4(# Ќ   K     K{0  04(#(#2N  1  )3  0` 4(#4(#  Ifusedforstormwatermanagement,alldesign,construction,maintenance,andpublic  safetyrequirementsshallbemetusingthedesigncriteriasetforthin򀀀  (stormwatermanual).K{{݌u` (#` (# Ќ   K     K}0  04(#(#2N  2  )3  0` 4(#4(#  Ifusedforactiverecreation,imperviouscovershallnotexceed5percentofthisarea.K}}݌a` (#` (# Ќ  ;QX;XA+#;XAX;Q#Ԁ0  TheMarylandStormwaterDesignManualisoneexampleofanuptodatestormwaterdesign M manual.Formoreinformation,goto4X WO  5  www.mde.state.md.us.6WO$  7 RԀUndertopics,choose"Stormwater  DesignManual."#X8XX;XAx#;XAXXX8(#(# 0L G( lL SectionVI.0 4 0` 4(#4(#OpenSpaceManagement c*` (#` (# L `0O((GL  3        320O  A  )3  0 4   Theboundariesofdesignatedopenspaceareas,recreationareas,stormwatermanagement 7 facilities,andgreenspaceshallbeclearlydelineatedonplans,includingrecordplats,andmarkedinthefieldwithsignageapprovedby򀀀(planningagency)#X8XX;XA5#;XAXXX8Ԁto !  distinguishtheseareasfromprivateproperty.#X8XX;XA#;XAXXX8 3݌!!4(#4(# Ќ  B,XX4,X,X, ,hXB  3      3օ20O  B  )3  0 4   Developmentindesignatedopenspacesinthefutureisprohibited.#X8XX;XA1#;XAXXX8ԀOwnershipofopenspace # # shallbedesignatedthroughoneofthefollowingoptions: 3օ ݌ 4(#4(# Ќ  L a((`L  3      4  32  1  )3  0 `   Ownershipbytheindividuallotownersasahomeownersassociation.Thedeedtoeach %r"% lotshallincludeaproportionateshareofthecommonopenspace.Eachlotownershallberequiredtobeamemberofahomeownersassociation,whichshallbeformedpriortoconveyanceofthefirstlot.Theassessmentofduesorfeesforstructuralimprovementsrequirestheaffirmativevoteofnolessthantwothirdsofthehomeownersassociationmembership. 3:݌ ` (#` (# Ќ  L J ?KLMNOP.`(aL  3   ;QX;XA 32.+3  0    #;XAX;Q'#Awelldesignedhomeownersassociationisaneffectivewaytomanagecommunityopenspace.󀀀 3+'+ Ѐ 3F݌ (#(# Ќ  L }(`J ?KLMNOPL  3      4  3Ռ2  2  )3  0 `   Conservationeasement. 3Ռ݌-*-` (#` (# Ќ  L ~((}L  3      4  `  352  a  )3  0   Ifownedbyaseparateentity,aconservationeasementshallbeestablishedforthe .+. areaasdefinedinsubsection3)belowandshallbegivento򀀀. 9 (municipality) 35݌% (# (# Ќ  L ((~L  3      4  `  3U2  b  )3  0   Aconservationeasement,establishedasdefinedinsubsection3),maybetransferred  toanestablished,designatedlandtrustorganization,amongwhosepurposesistoconserveopenspaceand/ornaturalresources.Thisoptionisrecommendedfornaturalopenspaceareas.Suchtransferisallowable,providedthat 3U݌  (# (# Ќ  L fO((L  3   ?,XX4,X,XX4,X?0   4  `   32O  i  .3  0 (#(#  Theorganizationisacceptableto򀀀(planningagency)andisabona  fideconservationorganizationwithperpetualexistence; 3݌  (# (# Ќ  L g((fL  3      4  `   3%2ii3  0   Theconveyancecontainsappropriateprovisionforproperreverterorretransferin  ` theeventthatorganizationbecomesunwillingorunabletocontinuecarryingoutitsfunctions;and 3%݌  (# (# Ќ     4  `  iii.0 Amaintenanceagreementacceptabletothehomeownersassociationisentered ] $  intobythedeveloperandtheorganization.  (# (# L oj((gL  3      4  32j  3  )3  0 `   Theconservationeasementshall 3>݌5 ` (#` (# Ќ  L pz((oL  3      4  `  3d2z  a  )3  0   Protectopenspacefromfuturedevelopmentandenvironmentaldamagebyrestricting !  theareafromanyfuturebuildingandfromtheremovalofsoil,trees,andothernaturalfeatures,exceptasisconsistentwithconservation,recreation,oragriculturalusesorusesaccessorytopermitteduses. 3d݌  (# (# Ќ    3      4  `  32z  b  )3  0   Providethatresidentshaveaccesstotheopenspaceatalltimes. 3қ݌ (# (# Ќ    3      4  `  32z  c  )3  0   Dictatewhetheropenspaceisforthebenefitofresidentsonlyormaybeopento  residentsof򀀀( M  m   m unicipality) 3݌p (# (# Ќ  ;QX;XA+#;XAX;Qn#Ԁ0  Amodelconservationeasementisincludedinthe stream  aquatic buffersection.H(#(# L qO((pL  3      32O  C  )3  0 4   Anopenspacemanagemententityshallensurethattheopenspacewillbeprotectedin E  perpetuityfromallformsofdevelopment,exceptasshownon an approveddevelopmentplanandthatitwillneverbechangedtoanotheruse.Themanagemententityshall :  3݌ 4(#4(# Ќ  L 3t (qL ?;     ?;0 4 2t  1  )3  0` 4(#4(#  Prescribeallallowableandunallowableusesandactivitieswithinsuchopenspace ,  . ?;)݌ ` (#` (# Ќ   ?;     ?;A0 4 2t  2  )3  0` 4(#4(#  Providedetailedstandardsandschedulesformaintenanceoftheopenspace,including  vegetativemanagement.?;Ax݌ ` (#` (# Ќ   ?;     ?;0 4 2t  3  )3  0` 4(#4(#  Ifthereisnotsufficientcompliancewiththehomeownersmaintenanceagreement,allow  forcountyormunicipalmaintenanceofopenspace.#X8XX;XAˆ#