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,ke Elmo Municipal Code Chapter 3 — Zoning Section 300 — Zoning Ordinance Preserved Open Space in determining the amount of Preserved Open Space proposed. 3. Dwelling units shall be grouped so that at least 50% of the Buildable Land Area of the proposed development remains Preserved Open Space. The Preserved Open Space shall consist of agricultural lands, natural habitat, pedestrian corridors, or neighborhood or community recreational areas. B. Preserved Open Space. 1. Intent and Purpose The primary intent of the Open Space Development Ordinance is the preservation of meaningful undeveloped areas in the City into perpetuity. The standards of this Open Space Preservation Ordinance allow creation of individual building lots of significantly less area than would be permitted through conventional platting. It is the intent of the City to aggregate the land area that would otherwise be required to be in individual lot area into large undeveloped parcels that will result in a rural appearance to the traveling public and adjoining property. To achieve that intent, the standards of the Open Space Preservation Ordinance require the majority of the Preserved Open Space created responsive to those standards to be large parcels. A minority if the Preserved Open Space may be created as smaller parcels to accommodate such amenities as trail corridors and Village Greens. 2. Preserved Open Space Standards a All Preserved Open Space shall be subject to a conservation easement and used for the purposes as defined by this ordinance. The land shall be controlled in one or more following manners as determined in the City's sole discretion: (l.) Owned by an individual or legal entity who will use the land for Preserved Open Space purposes as provided by permanent conservation restrictions (in accordance with Chapter 84C.01-.05 of Minnesota Statutes), to an acceptable Land Trust as approved by the City. (2.) Conveyed by Conservation Easement to the City. 21/18/97 4 300-66B