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13 <br /> AMENDMENT 6(CONT.) <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 /> (c) <br /> • Each lot must contain a buildable area of sufficient 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 half one quarter of the <br /> conservation area nor any part of a Primary Conservation Area. <br /> • Provided the arrangement, design, and shape of cluster lots is such that lots <br /> provide satisfactory and desirabI6 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 /> (D) <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 shall be Re smalleF thaR 5909 squaFe feet; <br /> however, minimum lot area may,not be smaller than 40,000 square feet <br /> within a watershed protection overlay district where lots are served by <br /> Individual septic systems. <br /> (E) <br /> 0 Minimum lot width requirements may be reduced by tWeRty PeFeent (29%) but <br /> shall be Re_ lese than fifty (59) feet to 100 feet in the AR and RI Districts. <br /> Minimum lot width requirements may be reduced by 30% in all other <br /> zoning districts. <br /> 0 Minimum front, rear, and side setback requirements may be reduced by <br /> twenty-five percent (25%) but shall be no less than ten (10)feet. <br /> (F) <br /> 0 Minimum lot frontage requirements may be reduced to twenty (20) feet for <br /> lots fronting on cull-de-sacs and "T" turnarounds. <br /> (G) <br /> 0 Minimum spacing between building envelopes and the subdivision <br /> boundary or off-site public street right-of-way shall be 100 feet and may <br /> be counted as open space. <br /> • Cluster lots shall be restricted against further subdivision through deed <br /> restrictions and/or permanent conservation easements. Primary and Secondary <br /> Conservation Areas shall be dedicated to Orange County, another unit of local <br /> government, the State of North Carolina, a private non-profit land conservancy or <br /> a homeowners association. <br /> g:tdamendftxdev\adminrec.doc\8-17-99\kI <br />