§ 11. Open space.

(1)

All PSD districts shall have open space and useable open areas incorporated in their design in accordance with the following definitions and standards:

(i)

Open space shall include all the land and water areas of a site that are not covered by structures (except recreational), roadways, driveways, parking areas and loading zones. Useable open areas may be included in open space computations. Undeveloped building sites, proposed right-of-way and similar areas are not to be considered in open space computations.

(ii)

A useable open area shall be defined as an open and unobstructed space having an area of at least 6,000 square feet. The smallest dimension shall be no less than 40 linear feet. A useable open area may have no slope in excess of six percent.

(2)

All residential development within an PSD shall provide that 15 percent of the total parcel be open space. As a part of this requirement, one area meeting the definition of useable open areas must be provided for each 100 dwelling units, or fraction thereof.

(3)

Useable open space shall be distributed throughout the project in relation to the residential units. Accessibility is very desirable and connecting linkages between open spaces are necessary.

(4)

At least 70 percent of the land dedicated for open space shall have an overall finished grade of not more than eight percent.

(5)

Recreational structures and improvements are acceptable in an open space; however, no more than five percent of any open space shall be covered with such facilities.

(6)

Buffer zones may be counted as open space or useable open area, but buffer zones may not contain aboveground structural improvements.

(Ord. No. 1609, § 11, 11-8-82; Ord. No. 1661, § I, 11-14-83; Ord. No. 2201, § 1, 8-26-91)