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17 <br /> 0 The minimum required lot frontage may be reduced to not less than 20 feet for flag <br /> lots, and lots fronting on cul-de-sacs and "T" turnarounds. <br /> 0 Public and private street rights-of-way may be included in the calculation of the lot <br /> size, provided the lot size is of sufficient size to accommodate an adequate building <br /> site. Only one-half of the street right-of-way fronting on each lot may be counted for <br /> this purpose. <br /> • Conservation lots shall be restricted against further subdivision through deed restrictions <br /> and/or conservation easements. Primary and Secondary Development Areas located in <br /> portions of lots designated for conservation shall be restricted against further <br /> development through conservation easements and/or deed restrictions. <br /> D.3 Cluster Option <br /> A cluster subdivision is one in which building lots are grouped together through a transfer of <br /> allowable density within the subdivided tract. Smaller lots than those required in conventional <br /> subdivisions are permitted, provided such lots and subdivisions are developed in accordance with <br /> the following standards: <br /> • Land saved through lot size reductions shall consist of designated Primary and/or <br /> Secondary Conservation Areas. <br /> • The total amount of land set aside as Primary and Secondary Conservation Areas shall <br /> equal the sum of all reductions in minimum lot area and shall comprise at least thirty- <br /> three percent(33%) of the total land area in the subdivision. <br /> • Both Primary and Secondary Conservation Areas shall be placed in undivided preserves <br /> which adjoin housing areas that have been designed more compactly to create larger <br /> conservation units than may be enjoyed by all residents of the subdivision. 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 open <br /> space to provide residents with direct views and access. Safe and convenient pedestrian <br /> access to the open space from all adjoining houselots shall be provided, except in the case <br /> of farmland or other resource areas vulnerable to human disturbance. <br /> • Where undivided open space is designated as separate non-contiguous parcels,no parcel <br /> shall consist of less than three (3) acres in area, nor have a length-to-width ratio in excess <br /> of 4:1, except such areas that are specifically designed for neighborhood commons or <br /> greens; playfields; buffers adjacent to wetlands, watercourses, and rural roads; wildlife <br /> corridors; or trail links. <br />