§ 1004. Primary conservation areas.
Primary conservation areas on lands in conventional subdivisions are permitted to be platted and included in adjacent residential lots. In contrast, a conservation subdivision incorporates, and shall include, all primary conservation areas into undivided or relatively undivided, permanent, open spaces. Primary conservation areas, as defined by this Article, include the following: habitats for endangered or threatened species, wetlands, groundwater recharge areas, flood plains, water bodies, shorelines, and adjacent riparian zones or upland buffers, historic, cultural, and archaeological sites, and steep slopes.
Primary Conservation Areas