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16 <br />SECTION IV-B-10 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT <br />Section D DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <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 />STAFF NOTE: <br />THE PREVIOUS AMENDMENT PROPOSES TO DELETE THE CONSERVATION OPTION OF FLEXIBLE <br />DEVELOPMENT. THIS AMENDMENT WILL KEEP THE "CONSERVATION" NAME BY COMBINING IT <br />WITH THE "CLUSTER" OPTION. THE AMENDED OPTION COMBINES PROVISIONS OFFERED BY THE <br />"OLD CONSERVATION OPTION" THAT WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY OFFERED BY THE CLUSTER <br />OPTION. <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 />• 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 Has that may be enjoyed by all residents of <br />the subdivision and, if possible, enjoyed visually by the general public.. 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 />STAFF NOTE: <br />THIS AMENDMENT POINTS USERS TO DESIGN CRITERIA FOR OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION <br />AREAS WHICH IS ALREADY INCORPORATED INTO THE FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS. <br />g:lmay599\flexdev. not\5-13-99\kl <br />