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7 <br /> (e) The suitability of cluster npen,apz .e intended for scenic value shall be <br /> determined by its v sibili from adjoining propert1es and streets and <br /> shall seek to lessen the area devoted o motor-vehicle access <br /> (f) Diversity and originality in lot layout shall be encouraged to achiev <br /> the best possible relationship between the land and the development, <br /> (g) IJp to one-fourth of the land with slopes greater than fifteen l2ercent <br /> (15%) may be removed or altered only when such slopes are small <br /> and isolated and do not otherwise adversely affect the design of the <br /> development. <br /> (h) At least twenty percent (20%) of the gross land area is designated as <br /> common open space. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the <br /> required common open space shall be used exclusively for sewage <br /> treatment systems. utilities- or other uses which prohibit access by the <br /> residents of the cluster subdivision. This restriction does not apply to <br /> areas of historic or natural significance which may be protected by <br /> access restrictions. <br /> IV-B-9-f Application Requirements (For Cluster Subdivisions) <br /> In addition to the information specified in Section V-C for Major Subdivision <br /> Preliminary Plans or Section V-D for Minor Subdivision Final Plats, <br /> applications must be accompanied by: <br /> a. Application shall be identified as a Cluster Development Subdivision. <br /> b. A precise description of the extent to which the proposed <br /> modifications depart from the standard requirements of the applicable <br /> mooning district and the reasons for such doartures. <br /> C. The location- Z= and area of the common open apace and the <br /> addeguaa y of the amount and function of the open space in terms of <br /> densities and dwellim =es proposed. <br /> d Written site anal}his accompanied by an illustrative site map, which <br /> identifies the following: <br /> 1. slopgs 7 112 - 15% <br /> 2. slopes 15% and greater <br /> 3. vegetation <br /> 4 signficant stands of trees <br /> 5 significant examples of particular species of tree occurring in <br /> a native stand and specimen trees (those which have departed <br /> in some respect from the standard characteristics of the specie <br /> and developed a character of shape, size or branch structure <br /> that gives them a special interest <br />