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Sec. 94.531. Sensitive feature protection zones. (a) A sensitive feature protection zone is established around each sensitive feature in the recharge zone. The area ofthe zones is as follows: (1) Around a minor recharge feature, the zone extends 50 feet around the perimeter of the feature, and an additional 25 feet on the upstream side of the feature. (2) Around a moderate recharge feature, the zone extends 100 feet around the perimeter of the feature, and an additional 50 feet on the upstream side of the feature. (3) Around a major recharge feature, the zone extends 200 feet around the perimeter of the feature, and an additional 100 feet on the upstream side of the feature. (b) No regulated activity, development, or impervious cover is allowed within a sensitive feature protection zone, except for the following: (1) Fences that do not obstruct surface water flows. (2) Trails and other facilities, other than buildings, for walking, runnIng, or non- motorized biking. Sec. 94.532. Clustering. (a) Clustering of development in upland zones, and away from critical water quality zones, water quality transition zones, and sensitive feature protection zones is encouraged. (b) Land included in critical water quality zones or sensitive feature protection zones may be used to calculate the maximum allowed residential density on the property. Residential density limitations for a property imposed in chapter 110 or chapter 114 may be averaged across the entire area of the property. Land included in critical water quality zones and sensitive feature protection zones may be included in the density calculation. (c) For each acre of a water quality transition zone on a site for which impervious cover is allowed but is not constructed, and where property is left in its natural condition instead, the maximum residential density for a property imposed in chapter 110 or chapter 114 will be increased by a total of two residential units. (d) For each acre ofland on the site that is permanently set aside in its natural condition and is in addition to land required to be set aside for critical water quality zones, water quality transition zones, or sensitive feature protection zones by this article, or for park land under Chapter 110, the maximum residential density for the site imposed in chapter 110 or chapter 114 may be increased by a total of two residential units. (e) The maximum allowed residential density for any tract located over th(;l recharge zone may be transferred, with the approval of the commission and the city council, to an appropriate receiving site not located on the recharge zone in accordance with the provisions of article 4 of chapter 114. (f) The allowed impervious cover for an entire site under section 94.524 may be allocated by an applicant for approval of a subdivision plat and construction plans under section 94.513(a)(1)(C) in a manner that concentrates the impervious cover in upland zones. SECTION 2. Section 110.092 of the City Code is deleted. SECTION 3. Section 110.047 of the City Code is added as follows: Sec. 110.047. Edwards Aquifer recharge zone and transition zone. In addition to the submission requirements for plats and construction plans contained in this article, the minor plat, preliminary plat, construction plans and final plat, as applicable, for all 17