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16 <br /> SECTION IV-13-10 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 tha'a 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:\may599\flexdev.not\5-13-99\kl <br />