§ 1012. Justifiable grounds for denial.

Reasons for the denial of a preliminary plat of a conservation subdivision include but are not limited to the following:

a.

The application fails to fully identify primary and secondary conservation areas.

b.

The proposed method of sewage treatment is inappropriate for the site or found to be potentially dangerous to public heath.

c.

One or more of the lots within the conservation subdivision are too small to be in character with residences on adjoining or nearby properties.

d.

One or more of the lots are significantly large or wide, such that their design contributes to an unnecessary decrease in the amount of open space retained on site.

e.

The street configuration does not provide for connectivity, or preserve natural features, or it is found to be inconsistent with the open space character of the subject property and its surroundings.

f.

The proposed open space network is divided, not functional, inconsistent with open space plans of the county, or does not provide for the protection of the most valuable secondary conservation areas on the site given the natural and scenic properties inherent on the site.

g.

The proposed open space network fails to maximize the length of the common boundary between conservation areas on site and conservation areas or parkland abutting the open space conservation subdivision site