When locating new Intensely Developed or Limited Development
Areas, the following standards shall apply:
A. A new Intensely Developed Area shall only be located in a Limited
Development Area or adjacent to an existing Intensely Developed Area.
B. A new Limited Development Area shall only be located adjacent to
an existing Limited Development Area or an Intensely Developed Area.
C. New Intensely Developed Areas shall be at least 20 acres in size,
unless:
(1) They are contiguous to an existing Intensely Developed Area or located
in a Limited Development Area; or
(2) They are a grandfathered commercial or industrial uses which existed
as of March 6, 1989. The amount of growth allocation deducted shall
be equivalent to the area of the entire parcel or parcels subject
to the growth allocation request.
D. No more than 1/2 of Federalsburg's growth allocation may be located in Resource Conservation Areas except as provided in Subsection
I below.
E. A new Limited Development Area or Intensely Developed Area shall
be located in a manner that minimizes impacts to Habitat Protection
Areas as defined herein and in COMAR 27.01.09 and in an area and manner
that optimizes benefits to water quality.
F. A new Intensely Developed Area shall only be located where it minimizes
impacts to the defined land uses of the Resource Conservation Area.
G. A new Intensely Developed Area or a Limited Development Area in a
Resource Conservation Area shall be located at least 300 feet beyond
the landward edge of tidal wetlands or tidal waters.
H. New Intensely Developed Areas or Limited Development Areas to be
located in Resource Conservation Areas shall conform to all criteria
of this chapter for such areas, shall be so designated on the Federalsburg
Critical Area Maps and shall constitute an amendment to this chapter
subject to review and recommendation by the Planning Commission, and
the approval of the Mayor and Council and the Critical Area Commission,
as provided herein.
I. If Federalsburg is unable to utilize a portion of its growth allocation as set out in Subsection
A and
B above within or adjacent to existing Intensely Developed or Limited Development Areas, then that portion of the growth allocation which cannot be so located may be located in the Resource Conservation Areas in addition to the expansion allowed in Subsection
D above under program measures specifically approved by the Critical Area Commission.
J. For residential development, the area to be developed shall be limited
to no more than 85% of the site.
K. In addition to meeting the minimum requirements of the Critical Area
regulations, the Planning Commission reserves the right to require
additional water quality and/or wildlife habitat improvements in the
project design.
L. For residential development, a community pier shall be provided rather
than individual private piers, consistent with standards included
in the supplemental use standards section of this chapter.