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17 <br />SECTION IV-B-10 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT <br />Section D DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />D.2 Conservation-Cluster-Option <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 />• Each lot must contain a buildable area of sufficien# size to accommodate a <br />single-family detached dwelling and customary accessory uses, including, but <br />not limited to, storage buildings and garages, patios and decks, lawns, and <br />driveways. A septic system and/or well site may be located in an open space <br />area provided it does not occupy more than #~ar€- one quarter of the <br />conservation area nor any part of a Primary Conservation -Area. <br />STAFF NOTE: <br />UNDER AVERAGE CONDITIONS, 10,000 SQ. FT. TO 15,000 SQ. FT. OF ADEQUATE SOILS ARE <br />REQUIRED FOR PLACEMENT OF A SEPTIC SYSTEM AND REPAIR AREA FORA 3 - 4 BEDROOM <br />RESIDENCE. TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE MINIMUM (33%) OPEN SPACE WOULD <br />ACCOMMODATE APPROXIMATELY 22% - 33% OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM AND REPAIR AREAS FOR <br />THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LOTS ALLOWED. FIFTY PERCENT OF THE OPEN SPACE COULD <br />ACCOMMODATE 44% - 66% OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM AND REPAIR AREAS OF THE SUBDIVISION. <br />g:\may599\flexdev. not\5-13-99\kl <br />