§ 138-765.2. IPD, Industrial Planned Development—Common open space.

All developments shall provide a minimum of ten percent of the total land area as common open space. Required common open space shall be provided according to the following:

(a)

The required common open space shall be established pursuant to the associated development master plan.

(b)

Required common open space shall be accessible, at a minimum, to all buildings and properties within the development. This standard does not apply to areas retained for natural resource protection.

(c)

Up to 50 percent of the common open space requirement may be satisfied by stormwater management systems that utilize LID stormwater management principles, including but not limited to bio/vegetated swales, buffers and landscape strips; bioretention and biofiltration; rainwater harvesting systems, and rain gardens.

(d)

Required open space shall be usable for facility-based or resource-based recreation or retained for natural resource protection.

(e)

Additional open space, parks, and recreational uses are permitted beyond the minimum requirements of this section.

(Ord. No. 18-36 , § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)