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12 <br />SECTION IV-B-10 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT <br />Section D DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />D.1 Estate Lot Option <br />• Aseptic system and/or well site may be located outside of a building e~ve/e~e <br />lot area provided it does not occupy more than ~4al~one quarter of the <br />conservation area nor any part of a Primary Conservation Area. <br />STAFF NOTE: <br />THERE SHOULD BE AMPLE AREA WITHIN A MINIMUM 2 ACRE BUILDING LOT AREA TO LOCATE A <br />SEPTIC SYSTEM (THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS 4.0 ACRES WITH AT LEAST 2 OF THOSE ACRES <br />- 50% - PRESERVED AS OPEN SPACE.) PER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STAFF, WITH AVERAGE <br />CONDITIONS, SEPTIC SYSTEM AND REPAIR AREA FOR A THREE TO FOUR BEDROOM HOME <br />REQUIRES 10,000 SQ. FT. -.15,000 SQ. FT. AREA OF SUITABLE SOILS. AREA NEEDED FOR THE <br />SEPTIC SYSTEM AND REPAIR AREA SHOULD NOT EXCEED 0.5 ACRE IF LOCATED IN THE OPEN <br />SPACE. <br />• Each building envelope on an estate lot shall adhere to the following spacing <br />standards: <br />Building Envelope Spacing Standards for Estate Lots <br />Minimum spacing between building envelopes on adjacent lots 58100 feet <br />Minimum spacing between building envelope and subdivision ~S 150 feet <br />boundary or off-site public street right-of--way <br />Minimum spacing between building envelope and on-site public 48- 50 feet <br />or private street right-of--way <br />Minimum spacing between building envelope and any other lot 58 50 feet <br />line <br />Minimum spacing between building envelope and wetlands or 100 feet <br />water bodies (lakes, ponds, streams, etc.) <br />STAFF NOTE: <br />THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN SPACING REQUIREMENTS ARE REASONABLE FOR THE LARGER LOT <br />SIZE (4.0 ACRE MINIMUM TO ENHANCE RURAL CHARACTER. <br />g:\may599\flexdev. not\5-13-99Vc1 <br />