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Conservation Design Ordinance , <br /> `- August 13,2009 <br /> Page 2 - <br /> Over the next three yeaxs the few new residential developments processed by the City <br /> each more or less `voluntarily' were subjected to the conservation design process <br /> (Glendale Cove, MacKinnon Hill, Orono Villas, Graham Hill Preserve) with acceptable <br /> outcomes. Because the Orono Rural Oasis Study is being incorporated as an element of <br /> the Environmental Protection section of the 2008-2030 Community Management Plan, it <br /> is now necessary to formalize and implement a Conservation Design ordinance. <br /> Ordinance Elements <br /> The bulk of the ordinance becomes a new separate section of the zoning code, with <br /> references to it being incorporated into the subdivision code. The ordinance includes the <br /> following main topic headings: <br /> Zoning Code: <br /> Division 1 - Generally <br /> 78-1631 Purpose and Intent <br /> 78-1632 Applicability <br /> 78-1633 Definitions <br /> Division 2 - Basic Application and Plan Requirements <br /> 78-1634 Application Requirements and Procedures <br /> 78-1635 Basic Conservation Design Master Plan Requirements <br /> and Evaluation Criteria <br /> Division 3 -Density Bonus Standards <br /> 78-1636 Density Bonuses for Urban Density Development <br /> 78-1637 Performance Bonus Requirements <br /> Division 4 - Long-Term Preservation <br /> 78-1638 Preservation Requirements <br /> 78-1639 Buyer Education <br /> Division 5 - Resources <br /> 78-1640 Resources <br /> Subdivision Code: <br /> Division 4 - Conservation Design <br /> 82-300 Conservation Design Required <br /> Analysis of Ordinance <br /> The Ordinance as drafted establishes the basic requirements for Conservation Design, <br /> defines the basic application submittal requirements, and provides a list of topics to be <br /> addressed by the developer. It does not, however, include a detailed set of performance <br /> standards for each topic. Detailed performance standards that often appear in <br /> Conservation Design ordinances in other jurisdictions include: <br /> - Expanded goals or directives that specify more detail as to what Conservation <br /> Design is intended to accomplish <br /> - Detailed methods for calculating the `net buildable area' or site capacity <br /> - Establishment of setbacks and separation distances for cluster development <br />