Development Constraints

Land Suitable for Development

Land planning on an environmentally sensitive site often comes down to one thing, what do we value? For this project, we viewed constraints as strengths that would be off limits to any development:

• Viewsheds from the guest lodge- to ensure vistas would be free of obvious habitation

• Mountain Protection Zone- the highest and most prominent elevations remain wild and unmarred

• Floodplain and riparian areas- with the highest biodiversity, act as habitat corridors

• Steep slopes- to prevent erosion and protect rocky cliffs

• Cave & Streams- buffered to best protect these fragile aquatic resources

• Forest Protection Zone- protecting all clusters of old growth hardwood trees