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56 <br /> Each building envelope on an estate lot shall adhere to the following spacing standards: <br /> Building Envelope Spacing Standards for Estate Lots <br /> Minimums acin between buildi!19 envelopes on adjacent lots lob feet <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and subdivision 150 feet <br /> boundary or off-site public street right-of-way <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and on-site public 50 feet <br /> or private street right-of-way <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and any other lot 30 feet <br /> line <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and wetlands or 100 feet <br /> water bodies (lakes, ponds, streams, etc.) I I <br /> • Provided the arrangement, design, and shape of estate lots is such that lots <br /> provide satisfactory and desirable sites for building; contribute to the preservation <br /> of designated Primary and/or Secondary Conservation Areas; provide convenient <br /> access for emergency service vehicles; and satisfy all building envelope spacing <br /> standards, the minimum required lot frontage may be reduced to not less than 20 <br /> feet for flag lots, and lots fronting on cul-de-sacs and "T"turnarounds. <br /> • Estate lots shall be restricted against further subdivision through deed restrictions <br /> and/or permanent conservation easements. Primary and Secondary <br /> Conservation Areas located outside building envelopes shall be restricted against <br /> further development through conservation easements and/or deed restrictions. <br /> • Estate lot subdivision road(s) shall be designed to provide internal access to all <br /> lots in the subdivision. Private driveways shall access existing state maintained <br /> roads only via subdivision roads providing internal access to lots in the <br /> subdivision. <br /> • A 150 foot Type F buffer meeting the requirements of Article IV-13-8-e shall be <br /> provided along the frontage of all existing state maintained roads adjacent to the <br /> subdivision boundaries. In areas of dense mature forest, existing vegetation may <br /> be used to fulfill the buffer requirements. If additional planting is required, new <br /> plant materials that satisfy the buffer requirements of Article IV-13-8-e shall be <br /> installed and maintained in accordance with provisions of Article IV-13-8-f. <br />