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11 <br />AMENDMENT 5 AMEND SECTION IV-B-10, SECTION D.3 (DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />CLUSTER OPTION BY A~ CHANGING THE NAME TO "CONSERVATION-CLUSTER"; B) CLARIFYING <br />CONFIGURATION AND PLACEMENT OF OPEN SPACE; C) REDUCING ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF <br />OPEN SPACE THAT CAN BE USED FOR SEPTIC OR WELL EASEMENTS FROM SO% TO 25%; <br />D) CLARIFYING MINIMUM LOT SIZE ALLOWED IN WATERSHED PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICTS; <br />E) REDUCING MINIMUM LOT WIDTH TO ENCOURAGE CLUSTERING; F~ CLARIFYING LANGUAGE <br />REGARDING REDUCTION OF MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE; G) PROVIDING FORA 100 FT. BUFFER <br />ALONG SUBDIVISION BOUNDARIES; AND H) ADJUSTING . <br />SECTION IV-B-10 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT <br />Section D DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />(A) <br />• D.2 Conservation-Cluster Option <br />A conservation-cluster subdivision is one in which building lots are grouped together <br />through a transfer of allowable density within the subdivided tract. Smaller lots than <br />those required in conventional subdivisions are permitted, provided such lots and <br />subdivisions are developed in accordance with the following standards: <br />• Land saved through lot size reductions shall consist of designated Primary <br />and/or Secondary Conservation Areas. <br />• The total amount of land set aside as Primary and Secondary Conservation <br />Areas shall equal the sum of all reductions in minimum lot area and shall <br />comprise at least thirty-three percent (33%) of the .total land area in the <br />subdivision. <br />(B) <br />• Both Primary and Secondary Conservation Areas shall be placed in undivided <br />preserves which adjoin housing areas that have been designed more compactly <br />to create larger conservation units that may be enjoyed by all residents of <br />the subdivision and, if possible, enjoyed visually by the general aublic.. Such <br />undivided open space shall be accessible to the largest number of lots within the <br />development. To achieve this, the majority of houselots should abut undivided <br />open space to provide residents .with direct views and access. Safe and <br />convenient pedestrian access to the open space from all adjoining houselots <br />shall be provided, except in the case of farmland or other resource areas <br />vulnerable to human disturbance. The design must meet Section F <br />Evaluation Criteria which sets forth conservation area design <br />characteristics. <br />• Where undivided open space is designated as separate non-contiguous parcels, <br />no parcel shall consist of less than three (3) acres in area, nor have alength-to- <br />width ratio in excess of 4:1, except such areas that are specifically designed for <br />neighborhood commons or greens; playfields; buffers adjacent to wetlands, <br />watercourses, and rural roads; wildlife corridors; or trail links. <br />AMENDMENT 5(CONT.~ <br />g:\textamdlflexdevladminrec.doc\8-17-99\kl <br />