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64 <br /> iv. Major Subdivision, Conditional Use3, Rural Designated: The division of a <br /> parcel of property in a Rural Designated area of the County, as denoted on <br /> the Growth Management System map, proposing 41 or more individual lots. <br /> v. Major Subdivision, Conditional Use3, Urban Designated: The division of a <br /> parcel of property in an Urban Designated area of the County, as denoted <br /> on the Growth Management System map, proposing 80 or more individual <br /> lots. <br /> Subdivision Types: Current regulations categorize subdivision projects into 3 distinct types, <br /> namely: <br /> A. Standard Subdivision: Proposed lots comply with established minimum lot size and width <br /> for the general use zoning district in which the property is located as well as the <br /> standards detailed within Article 7 of the UDO. In this scenario lots are not clustered and <br /> there is no common open space provided; <br /> B. Cluster Subdivision: Required lot sizes, area, and setbacks can be reduced if at least <br /> 20% of the gross land area of the subject property is designated as common open space; <br /> and <br /> C. Flexible Development: Required lot sizes, area, and setbacks can be varied to <br /> accommodate on-site features, project design elements, and open space. There are 3 <br /> types of Flexible Development, namely: <br /> i. Estate Lot: requires a minimum lot area of at least 4 acres with a building <br /> envelope limit of 50% of the total lot area meaning each lot within the <br /> development has a minimum of 2 acres of internal open space. Setbacks vary <br /> based on the location of the proposed parcel. <br /> ii. Conservation-Cluster: requires a minimum of 33% of the gross land area of <br /> the subject property to be designated/reserved as common open space. <br /> Required minimum lot size can be reduced based on anticipated <br /> water/wastewater services. <br /> iii. Village: allows for a myriad of different land uses ranging from civic (i.e. <br /> schools, churches, etc.), residential (i.e. single-family, townhome, etc.), and <br /> non-residential (i.e. general retail, shops, etc.) designed to accommodate: `a <br /> range of socio-economic groups'. <br /> Section 7.13.4 (C) establishes the various development `standards' for a <br /> Village Flexible Development Project. Please note the Village Flexible <br /> Development Option is expressly prohibited within the Rural Buffer (RB) <br /> general use zoning district. <br /> Section(s) 7.12 Cluster Developments and 7.13 Flexible Developments of the UDO establish <br /> regulations allowing for the clustering of parcels through the subdivision process (i.e. minor or <br /> major). The reservation of open space area within a project does not impact the allowable <br /> overall density for a project. <br /> 3 Such projects are processed through the Conditional Use process as detailed in Section 2.9.1 of the UDO. Such projects are <br /> required to be processed in accordance with the procedures for a Zoning Atlas Amendment(Section 2.8)and a Class A Special <br /> Use Permit(Section 2.7)as detailed within the UDO. <br />