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18 <br /> SECTION IV-13-10 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT <br /> Section D DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> D.2 Conservation-Cluster Option <br /> • Provided the arrangement, design, and shape of cluster lots is such that lots <br /> provide satisfactory and desirable sites for building, and contribute to the <br /> preservation of designated Primary and/or Secondary Conservation Areas, <br /> minimum lot area, lot width, and setback requirements as specified in Article <br /> 4.1.2 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance may be reduced as set forth <br /> below. <br /> 0 Minimum lot area requirements may be reduced by sixty-five percent (65%) <br /> of the minimum lot size permitted by the zoning district,including any <br /> overlay district requirements but shaM be no 6mage#: than 6900 equaFe <br /> feet; however, minimum lot area may not be smaller than 40,000 square <br /> feet within a watershed protection overlay district where lots are served <br /> by individual septic systems. <br /> STAFF NOTE: <br /> THIS LANGUAGE PROVIDES CONSISTENCY BETWEEN FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS AND <br /> STATE PROVISIONS FOR PLACEMENT OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN PROTECTED WATERSHEDS. EVEN <br /> THOUGH FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS ALLOW REDUCED LOT SIZES AND OFF SITE SEPTIC <br /> EASEMENTS IN CONSERVATION AREAS, STATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROVISIONS REQUIRE <br /> SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND REPAIR AREAS TO BE LOCATED ON THE INDIVIDUAL LOT THE SYSTEM <br /> SERVES IF LOCATED WITHIN A PROTECTED WATERSHED. THE LOT AREA NECESSARY TO <br /> PROVIDE FOR SEPTIC SYSTEM AND REPAIR AREA IS 40,000 SQUARE FEET. <br /> g:\may599\flexdev.not\5-13-99\kl <br />