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Committee refines RD lot-coverage, buffers and performance standards
Summary
Members confirmed many restricted-development (RD) rules, agreed to add RD6 as a conservation category, set most RD lot-coverage limits at 20%, discussed the status of 'no-build' labels on older maps, and asked staff to clarify buffer definitions and exemptions for preexisting conditions.
Committee members reviewed performance standards and the RD (restricted development) categories. Staff said the intended lot-coverage limits for RD1–RD4 are 20%, that RD5 is permanent conservation (no development), and that RD6 will be added to identify permanent conservation on the 300-acre parcel if the committee confirms that classification. One participant asked whether athletic fields or grassed open space count against lot coverage; staff clarified that impervious elements (parking and outbuildings) are included but playing turf is not a nonvegetated build area.
Members asked for clearer buffer language that allows natural vegetative strips appropriate to the setting and for an explicit exemption for existing, preexisting conditions where buffers cannot be feasibly installed. The committee agreed staff and planning will harmonize buffer standards with an ongoing citywide landscaping ordinance and return clearer text. "Existing conditions are exempt," one member urged, asking staff to memorialize typical exceptions where a new buffer would be impossible due to a road or shared right-of-way.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 3456, topfinish SEG 3896.
