Examples of Open space area in a sentence
Open space area required by this Section may, at the discretion of the Development Review Board, be protected by a conservation easement or dedicated to the City, either rights in fee or easement, without altering the density or other development standards of the proposed development.
Open space area shall have convenient access for residences of the development and shall be consolidated to provide maximum access, visibility, usability, minimization of impacts to residential uses, and ease of maintenance.
Open space area may include, but shall not be limited to lawns, decorative plantings, wooded areas, landscaped areas covering structures that are not more than 12 feet above ground level, sidewalks and walkways, active and passive recreational areas, and permanent water surfaces that comprise not more than 20 percent of the total open space area.
Open space area shall mean any area of land which can be enjoyed by people.
This helps limit the required size of structural BMPs, helps avoid impacts to sediment supply, and helps reduce clogging risk to BMPs. Open space area or exposed soil area should generally not make up more than 10 percent of the tributary area to an Infiltration or Biofiltration BMP.