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7 <br />Watershed <br />Overlay District <br />Impervious Surface Limits — <br />Residential <br />Impervious Surface Limits — <br />Non - residential <br />State Allowances <br />Cane Creek — <br />6%4 <br />12% <br />Low Density Option: <br />Protected <br />Lots existin g p rior to January 1, <br />Lots existin g p rior to January 1, <br />6% limit with minimum lot size <br />(STATE <br />1994 subject to sliding scale — <br />1994 sliding scale — See Section <br />of 1 acre <br />Classified WS -II <br />See Section 4.2.5.2 of UDO <br />4.2.5.2 of UDO <br />OR <br />Watershed Area) <br />Density n this area is limited to <br />Y � <br />5 acre minimum lot size <br />12% limit with minimum lot size <br />1 dwelling unit for every 5 acres <br />50% impervious surface limit for all <br />of 2 acres <br />of property. <br />fire stations and solid waste <br />High Density Option: <br />Certain parcels in existence <br />collection centers (with stormwater <br />prior to October 19, 1999 <br />feature) <br />If new development exceeds low <br />qualify for a density bonus of a <br />density option, engineered <br />maximum of 5 dwelling units for <br />stormwater controls required with <br />every 2 acres of property with <br />development limited to either 24% <br />any future development being <br />to 30% impervious surface area <br />held to the 1 unit for 5 acre <br />A maximum of 10% of the <br />density limit. <br />watershed outside of a Critical <br />Area can be developed up to 70% <br />impervious with a structural BMP. <br />Cane Creek — <br />6% <br />6% <br />SAME AS ABOVE <br />Critical <br />Lots existing prior to April 2, <br />5 acre minimum lot size <br />(STATE <br />1990 subject to sliding scale — <br />Lots existing prior to April 2, 1990 <br />Classified WS -II <br />See Section 4.2.5.2 of UDO <br />subject to sliding scale — See <br />Watershed Area) <br />Density in this area is limited to <br />Section 4.2.5.2 of UDO <br />1 dwelling unit for every 5 acres <br />of property. <br />Certain parcels in existence <br />prior to October 19, 1999 <br />qualify for a density bonus of a <br />maximum of 5 dwelling units for <br />every 2 acres of property with <br />any future development being <br />held to the 1 unit for 5 acre <br />density limit. <br />4 The Cane Creek Protected Watershed Protection Overlay District originally had a 12% impervious surface limit for <br />residential developments. It appears to have been changed to be consistent with State standards. <br />5 There is no High Density Option currently available in the Cane Creek Critical Watershed Protection Overlay <br />District. <br />