a. Purpose: Private land with environmentally sensitive characteristics that include wildlife corridors, natural washes, floodplains, peaks and ridges, buffers to public preserves, and other environmentally sensitive areas. Development of such land shall emphasize design that blends with the natural landscape and supports environmentally sensitive linkages in developing areas.

b. Residential Gross Density: Only land area zoned and planned for residential use, or natural or cluster open space areas, shall be included in gross density calculations. Natural and cluster open space shall be defined as set forth in Section 18.09.040B, except that cluster open space shall not include land developed under the GC Golf Course Zone. Residential gross density shall conform with the following:

1) Minimum - (none)
2) Maximum - 0.3 RAC

c. Zoning Districts: Only the following zoning districts shall be deemed in conformance with the land use plan, except as provided for under Section 18.89.060D major resort community, Section 18.89.030A3b plan policies, or Section 18.90.030E specific plans:

1) RH Rural Homestead Zone
2) SR Suburban Ranch Zone
3) MR Major Resort

d. Open Space Standard For MR Major Resort Zone: In Resource Transition a minimum of 30 percent natural open space shall be required within areas rezoned MR Major Resort Zone. Open space for purposes of this requirement shall be natural open space.