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(d) All subdivision plats which contain lots below the hurricane
tidal level of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries shall contain a nota-
tion on such lots THE PLAT as to the hurricane elevation established
for the area by the Department of Natural Resources of the State of
Maryland FOR THE AREA AND THE LOTS AFFECTED. IN ADDI-
TION, FIRST FLOOR ELEVATIONS OF ALL PRINCIPAL STRUC-
TURES BUILT WITHIN SUCH AREAS OR LOTS SHALL BE AT
LEAST TWO (2) FEET ABOVE THE HURRICANE TIDAL LEVEL.

Section 13-109.1 COMMUNITY FACILITIES

In order that open space and sites for public use may be properly
located and preserved as the community develops, and in order that the
cost of providing the public school, park and recreation sites necessary to
serve the additional families brought into the community by subdivision
development may be most equitably apportioned on the basis of the addi-
tional need created by the individual subdivision development, the following
provisions are established.

(a)    Open space, playgrounds and/or other recreational areas shall
be dedicated in relationship to the number of dwelling units per gross
acre as indicated below.

(1)    The developer of single family OR DUPLEX subdivision except
as stated below, shall provide one thousand (1000) square feet of recrea-
tional land per each and every lot or dwelling unit, WHICHEVER IS
GREATER, within the proposed subdivision. Title to the land shall be
unencumbered.

(2)    Recreation areas for multi-family subdivisions or developments
with a density of six (6) dwelling units per gross acre and over shall
be provided as follows:

(i) 6 to 10 dwelling units per gross acre 13% of total gross area
(ii) 10 to 15 dwelling units per gross acre 15% of total gross area
(iii) 15 to 20 dwelling units per gross acre 17% of total gross area
(iv) 20 and over 20% of total gross area

(3)    Planned Unit Development as provided for in Section 13-123
shall provide at least 20% of the gross area for recreational use.

(4)    Subdivisions containing lots two (2) acres or larger in size
/or industrial INDUSTRIAL and commercial subdivisions shall be

exempt from this requirement.

(b)    In apartment development under one (1) ownership, recrea-
tional land for community recreational use shall be dedicated for perpetual
recreational use and will not normally be subject to ownership by the
County AS IT IS TO BE DEDICATED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE
OF THE TENANTS OF THE APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT.

(c)    The developer may when the land is not of significant quality
and size for community or neighborhood purpose, and at the discretion
of the Office of Planning and Zoning, pay a fee equal to one hundred dollars
($100.00) per lot or per dwelling unit, whichever is greater in quantity,
in lieu of the actual establishment of land areas for recreational purpose.
Such payments shall be held in escrow and used by the County for the
purpose of acquiring recreational land in the SAME area AS THE SUB-
DIVISION and shall be used for this and no other purpose.

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