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Zoning Incentives in the Business Development District
A. Dimension Incentive Bonuses
In recognition of the need to protect the overall integrity and character of the Business Development District, as well as to promote the development of a system of local roads and utilities for properly servicing properties within the Business Development District, the performance zoning standards presented in Table of Baseline Dimensional Requirements have been formulated so as to include Incentive Bonus Standards.
These Incentive Bonus Standards have been created as means for rewarding those who choose to voluntarily develop their properties in a way that is most compatible with the stated goals and objectives of the Bow Master Plan and Town of Bow Economic Development Strategy, February 2000.
1. Front Structure Setback
b. Those who choose to take advantage of this Incentive Bonus Standard may reduce their required front structure setback by fifty percent (50%) of that otherwise required within this District, subject to the minimum front structure setback dimension. In effect, use of this Incentive Bonus Standard expands the envelope of available building area on any given site.
2. Maximum Height
b. For site plans with lots sizes greater than the minimum required acreage, the height of structures may be increased 10 feet per additional acre of lot size, or portion thereof, above and beyond maximum heights offered by employing other incentive bonuses, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) feet.
3. Maximum Impervious Coverage
b. Those who choose to take advantage of this Incentive Bonus Standard may increase their allowable maximum impervious coverage up to 80% of the gross lot area, provided all landscape strips, parking lot landscape requirements, and other screening is provided as required by this ordinance.
4. Donation of Off-site Land to Reduce Minimum Lot Area
b. The intent of this incentive is to provide for smaller lots than as required by the standards of this ordinance when deemed appropriate and not contrary to the public interest by the Planning Board. This incentive can only be used for one lot per proposed subdivision. This shall include proposed future re-subdivisions.
E. Street Tree Landscape Strip
1. Intent: The Street Tree Landscape Strip is intended to promote the aesthetic quality of "tree-lined streets" within this District.
4, Incentive Bonuses: Each healthy native hardwood tree with a caliper of three inches (3") or greater, which is preserved within the Street Tree Strip, may be substituted for one (1) required new Street Tree planting. Appropriate native hardwood tree types are elm, maple, chestnut, and ash.
F. Side and Rear Landscape Strips
1. Intent: The Side and Rear Landscape Strips are intended to promote proper visual separation and adequate buffering between adjoining properties.
4. Incentive Bonuses: Healthy woodland provides for a dense landscape screen more effectively than new plants. Healthy existing woodland may be retained in order to fulfill planting requirements within Side and Rear Landscape Strips. The minimum width of woodland retained for the purpose of fulfilling Side and Rear Landscape Strips shall be equal to the width of the setback ratio as calculated by building height in Figure 15_1. However, in no case shall the required width of retained woodland be less than thirty feet (30').case shall the required width of retained woodland be less than thirty feet (30').
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