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59 <br /> Building Envelope Spacing Standards for Estate Lots <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelopes on adjacent lots 80 feet <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and subdivision 75 feet <br /> boundary or off-site public street right-of-way <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and on-site public 40 feet <br /> or private street right-of-way <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and any other lot 20 feet <br /> line <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and wetlands or 100 feet <br /> water bodies(lakes, ponds, streams, etc.) <br /> Joyner Comment: Does the text and table above mean that septic fields can't be located <br /> outside buildable areas and 20 feet apart; e.g., the current Environmental Health standard? <br /> If so, the provisions will make some perk sites unusable. <br /> • Provided the arrangement, design, and shape of estate lots is such that lots provide satisfactory <br /> and desirable sites for building; contribute to the preservation of designated Primary and/or <br /> Secondary Conservation Areas; provide convenient access for emergency service vehicles; and <br /> satisfy all building envelope spacing standards, estate lots may platted in accordance with <br /> following standards: <br /> 0 The minimum required lot width may be reduced to 100 feet. <br /> 0 <br /> Arendt Comment: Use 20-25 feet width for driveway provision. <br /> Joyner Comment:What are the current and proposed lot frontage requirements for <br /> flag lots,cul-de-sacs,and"T"turnarounds?Also,does the restriction against further <br /> development within building envelopes prevent the construction of barns, etc.? <br /> • Estate lots shall be restricted against further subdivision through deed restrictions. Primary and <br /> Secondary Development Areas located outside building envelopes shall be restricted against further <br /> development through conservation easements and/or deed restrictions. <br /> Comment: 11w "estate lot' option is modeled in part on the Land Preservation District Zoning Provisions of <br /> Montgomery County,Pennsylvania. It is also based on the "conventional large lot development" <br /> option recommended as part of the Conceptual Guidelines for Rural Orange. <br /> The following table compares basic "estate lot" provisions with those of the "conventional large <br /> lot development*option. One difference is the lack of a specific open space set aside requirement <br /> for the"large lot*option,relying instead on the defacto provision of open space by the lot owner. <br /> Flexible Development 9 <br />