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Adopted 04-4-05 <br />Page 5 <br />• where a smaller property is adjacent to existing land that is enrolled or has <br />the potential to be enrolled in the Rural Preservation Program. <br />• where a smaller property provides a unique opportunity to preserve or to <br />provide public access to a significant natural amenity. <br />• where a smaller property contains other unique qualities that specifically <br />lend itself to fulfilling the intent of the Rural Preservation Program. <br />b. A minimum of 50 percent of the eligible land for development shall be dedicated <br />as preserved open space protected by a conservation easement or deed restrictions <br />in favor of the city. Of that 50 percent, at least 25 percent of the open space shall <br />be buildable area. <br />Buildable area is defined as that portion of a lot on which buildings or structures <br />are functionally possible and permitted to be located by regulation. Buildable <br />areas do not include protected wetlands, steep slopes, non -buildable flood plain <br />areas, setback areas, bluffs, public waters, easements or similar restricted areas. <br />2. Dimensional regulations. The dimensional regulations for Rural Preservation <br />Program may be reduced from the underlying zoning district dimensional <br />regulations provided they comply with the following minimums: <br />a. Minimum lot size. None. <br />b. Building setbacks. Building setbacks shall be as follows: <br />1) Front: 50 feet (100 feet from arterial roads). <br />2) Side, internal: 10 feet. <br />3) Side, street: 25 feet. <br />4) Rear: 25 feet. <br />c. Accessory structures such as gazebos, benches and play equipment shall be <br />allowed on preserved open space lots without a principal structure as provided <br />for in the developer's agreement and approved by the City Council. <br />Requirements for other accessory structures such as garages and sheds located <br />on individual lots, shall be determined at the time of approval of the <br />preliminary plat. <br />Open space requirements. To the maximum extent possible, open space intended <br />to be preserved as part of a rural preservation development shall meet the <br />following criteria: <br />a. Open spaces shall be protected by the placement of a conservation easement <br />or deed restriction in favor of the City over them. <br />b. Open space shall be in a contiguous, connected configuration. <br />c. Open space should be contiguous to existing natural areas or parks. <br />