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72 <br /> 3. Cluster Option: A cluster subdivision is one in <br /> which building lots are grouped together through a <br /> transfer of allowable density within the subdivided Common <br /> tract. Smaller lots than those required in conventional area ; <br /> subdivisions are permitted, provided such lots and <br /> subdivisions are developed in accordance with the <br /> following standards: <br /> • Land saved through lot size reductions shall Total <br /> consist of designated Primary and/or 33 <br /> Secondary Conservation Areas. percent <br /> open <br /> • The total amount of land set aside as space <br /> Primary and Secondary Conservation Areas <br /> shall equal the sum of all reductions in <br /> mum lot area and shall comprise at Building <br /> least thirty-three percent E3 of the total lots <br /> land area in the subdivision. <br /> Arendt Comment: Percentage too low. <br /> • Each lot must contain a buildable area of Under the cluster option, at least 33% of the <br /> sufficient size to accommodate a single- subdivision area is preserved as open space and <br /> family detached dwelling and customary may be owned in common by all of the lot owners. <br /> accessory uses, including, but not limited <br /> to, storage buildings and garages, swimming pools, lawns, and driveways. <br /> • Provided the arrangement, design, and shape of cluster lots is such that lots provide satisfactory <br /> and desirable sites for building, and contribute to the preservation of designated Primary and/or <br /> Secondary Conservation Areas, minimum lot area, lot width, and setback requirements as <br /> specified in Article 4.1.2 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance may be reduced as set forth <br /> below. <br /> o The total number of lots in a subdivision may be calculated based <br /> ut:t#a provided, however, the total number of lots may not exceed the number of <br /> sewage disposal sites identified by the Health Department Division of Environmental <br /> Health. <br /> Arendt Comment: Consider basing density on yield plan for Conventional Design <br /> approach instead, which is realistic for developers to live with. <br /> O A sewage disposal site may be located in an open space area provided it does not occupy <br /> more than fifty percent (50%)of the land area nor any part of a Primary Conservation <br /> Area. <br /> o Minimum lot area requirements may be reduced by€rk persom(-594&) # :# <br /> but shall be no smaller than 5000 square feet. Public and private street rights-of- <br /> way may be included in the calculation of the lot size, provided the lot size is of <br /> sufficient size to accommodate an adequate building site. <'tl €E 'eli3r1": <br /> Arendt Comment: See table on next page. <br /> Joyner Cormnent:Same concern as expressed previously under"Conservation Option". <br /> Flexible Development 14 <br />