Applicability

A. In accordance with the standards set forth in this section, the planning commission shall require all subdivisions or land development projects of five or more residential lots to be developed in the form of a conservation development, whether a subdivision or not, except as provided in subsection B, below, only in the RR-200, RR-80, R-40 and R-20 zoning districts.
B. If an applicant requests approval of a conventional subdivision, the planning commission shall first require the applicant to submit a plan(s) of a conservation development for the property proposed for development, following the requirements and procedures for conservation developments provided in this section. As a comparison, the applicant shall also submit plan(s) for the conventional type of development requested. If the commission finds that the conventional subdivision meets the general purposes of the subdivision and land development regulations and is consistent with the comprehensive plan, and after consideration of the purposes of conservation developments set forth in section 82-1500 herein, the commission may permit the application to be reviewed in a form other than conservation development. For subdivisions or land development projects, the commission may make this determination at the pre-application meeting, but no later than the master plan stage of review.
C. The planning commission may not require an application for a conventional subdivision of less than five lots to be submitted as a conservation development. Applications seeking approval of either a conventional subdivision or a minor conservation development if of less than five lots shall be at the discretion of the applicant.
D. Administrative subdivisions and subdivisions that create lots which are not for the purpose of present or future development (e.g., open space lots) shall not be required to be developed as a conservation development.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))