or natural shall assume state; responsibility for (VI) area in the operation and vegetated or maintenance of the natural state required controls as may be outlined in Rule conveyed to a .0104 of this property Subchapter; owners (F) A minimum 100 association, a foot vegetative local buffer shall be government required for all new for development preservation activities that as a park or exceed the low greenway, a density option conservation requirements as organization, specified in or placed in a (3)(b)(i)(A) or permanent Sub-Item conservation (3)(b)(ii)(A) of this or farmland Rule, otherwise a preservation minimum 30 foot easement; vegetative buffer (VII) a maintenance for development agreement for shall be required the vegetated along all perennial or natural area waters indicated on shall be filed the most recent with the versions of Register of U.S.G.S. 1:24,000 Deeds; and (7.5 minute) scale (VIII) cluster topographic maps development or as determined by that meets the local government applicable studies; low density (G) No new option development shall requirements be allowed in the shall transport buffer; water stormwater dependent runoff from structures, or other the structures, such as development flag poles, signs, by vegetated and security lights, conveyances which result in only to the de minimus maximum increases in extent impervious area practicable; and public projects (E) If local such as road governments crossings and choose the high greenways may be density allowed where no development option practicable that requires alternative exists. engineered These activities stormwater shall minimize controls, then they builtupon surface
or natural state; (VI) area in the vegetated or natural state may be conveyed to a property owners association, a local government for preservation as a park or greenway, a conservation organization, or placed in a permanent conservation or farmland preservation easement; (VII) a maintenance agreement for the vegetated or natural area shall be filed with the Register of Deeds; and (VIII) cluster development that meets the applicable low density option requirements shall transport stormwater runoff from the development by vegetated conveyances to the maximum extent practicable; (E) If local governments choose the high density development option that requires engineered stormwater controls, then they shall assume responsibility for operation and maintenance of the required controls as outlined in Rule .0104 of this Subchapter; (F) A minimum 100 foot vegetative buffer shall be required for all new development activities that exceed the low density option requirements as specified in (3)(b)(i)(A) or Sub-Item (3)(b)(ii)(A) of this Rule, otherwise a minimum 30 foot vegetative buffer for development shall be required along all perennial waters indicated on the most recent versions of U.S.G.S. 1:24,000 (7.5 minute) scale topographic maps or as determined by local government studies; (G) No new development shall be allowed in the buffer; water dependent structures, or other structures, such as flag poles, signs, and security lights, which result in only de minimus increases in impervious area and public projects such as road crossings and greenways may be allowed where no practicable alternative exists. These activities shall minimize builtupon surface
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