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Draft of OSPD Ordinance <br /> 8/30/99 <br /> Page 9 <br /> g) Connect individual home sites with pedestrian corridors or sidewalks to larger <br /> open spaces and places of destination on and off site. Open spaces should be <br /> accessible to pedestrians at roughly(1,200)foot intervals along public roadways. <br /> Pedestrian corridors between lots shall be at least(50)feet in width and buffered <br /> from view of adjacent properties. <br /> h) Buffer residential properties from incompatible uses with buffer zones of at least <br /> (100)feet to minimize land use conflicts. The buffer zones shall be thickly <br /> planted with native grasses, shrubs and trees. Roads may be included in the <br /> buffer that will create an effective barrier separating yards from fields and <br /> pastures. <br /> i) Locate houses and garages such that the garages do not dominate the streetscape. <br /> j) Locate septic systems on the most suitable soils for sub-surface septic disposal. <br /> k) Land required for back-up septic systems may be located within the preserved <br /> open space,provided that the land is owned by the homeowner's association, is <br /> suitable for septic systems, is not in a sensitive area such as a forest buffer, is <br /> placed on an easement for septic and is approved by the City. <br /> DENSITY <br /> • To calculate the base density for a given tract: <br /> 1. Determine the Eligible Land <br /> a) All land within the boundaries of a tract is eligible for the purposes of <br /> calculating density,except for land in existing public road right-of-ways or any <br /> area occupied by rivers, streams, lakes or any area one acre or larger and <br /> classified as a US Army Corps of Engineers Type 3,4,or 5 wetlands,as <br /> described in the US Army Corps of Engineers pamphlet entitled, "10 Important <br /> Questions," US Government Printing Office No. 1979-768-929. <br /> 2. In the R1-a zoning district: <br /> a) Divide the eligible land by the allowed Zoning District Density to determine the <br /> maximum number of lots. The actual number of lots allowed will be dependent <br /> on the ability of the applicant to meet the requirements of the Subdivision <br /> Ordinance,the OSPD ordinance and any other considerations as determined by <br /> the City Council. <br /> Example: <br /> Eligible land area: 24 acres <br /> Zoning district density: 2.5 acres <br /> OSPD maximum density: 24/2.5 =9.6,or 10 lots <br /> • 3. In the A-1 zoning district: <br /> s:\planning\stevewen\cemmo\oa99osd4.doc <br />