Stormwater Management Standards Manual - Toledo Metropolitan ...

Conservation Development for Municipalities
were developed based on the existing conventional zoning for the property. The Yield
Plan shall contain the information required for a Sketch Plan, as described in Section
00.10. The applicant shall have the burden of proof with regard to the maximum number
of lots resulting from the design and engineering specifications shown on the Yield Plan.
B. Conserved Natural Resource Area and Density Bonus: In conjunction with the purpose
of the RCD District as well as the design criteria set forth in Section 00.06 C below,
natural resource areas shall be provided within a proposed RCD District development. A
sliding scale on the amount of natural resource has been established, in which the
Municipality (Village or City) of ___________ will afford increases in the permitted base
density, as determined in Section 00.06 A above, as designated areas of open space
within the development are increased. The following table sets forth the allowable
density bonuses based on the percentage of natural resource area proposed. Natural
resource areas proposed shall be limited to the percentages outlined below. The
maximum allowable increase in the base density shall not exceed 20 percent.
Conserved Natural Resource Area (%) Density Increase (%)
10-19.9% 3%
20-25.9% 5%
26-29.99% 7%
30-39.99% 10%
40%+ 15%
In order to meet the objectives of Section 00.01 by creating large contiguous natural
resource areas or contiguous corridors of natural resources an additional 0.5% density
bonus shall be granted for each whole acre that is contiguous with the following defined
natural resources:
• Swan Creek, Blue Creek, Ottawa River, Ten Mile Creek or Maumee River 100-yr
floodplain adjacent to the channel
• Oak Openings habitat as defined in the Maumee AOC Watershed Restoration Plan,
January 2006.
• Riparian Corridor outside the FEMA floodplain
• Category 2 or Category 3 Wetland
The additional calculated density bonus for contiguous acreage shall be added to the initial
density bonus determined from the chart above. The combined density bonus shall not
exceed 20 percent.
Third Edition Stormwater Standards Manual September 2008 Page 209