§ 1004. Primary conservation areas.  


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  • 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.

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    Primary Conservation Areas