No land shall be developed which is held to be unsuitable for
any proposed use if identified as being environmentally sensitive.
Areas identified as being environmentally sensitive include, but are
not limited to:
A. All areas mapped as floodplain by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, or other
public or private entity.
B. All wetlands as defined in § NR 103.02(5), Wis. Adm. Code,
including any applicable DNR wetland setbacks/offsets. Also, the City
of Muskego's wetland protection offsets identified in the Zoning Code
to serve as a protection buffer.
C. All areas within 50 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of navigable
streams and lakes, as identified by the Public Works and Development
Director or his designee.
D. All areas having slopes greater than 12%.
E. Areas that are known to provide habitat for rare, threatened or endangered
species.
F. Burial sites and Indian mounds.
G. Drainageways that contain running water during spring runoff, during
storm events or when it rains. A twenty-five-foot buffer from the
edge of the drainageway shall be included. Areas determined to be
environmentally sensitive may be included as common open space in
a conservation subdivision but shall not be included in the development
yield analysis. These lands shall be identified as an outlot or other
designation that indicates the land is not available for development.
The number of residential units for a parcel shall be determined in accordance with §
400-133F(3), Density and density bonuses, of Chapter
400, Zoning, of the City Code.