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Hasn't this concept been Quality of life.through <br /> used before? design criteria . . • <br /> Many municipalities These developments Furthermore,while <br /> use the concept of lot have reduced lot sizes, these"cluster"dis- Neighborhood open space <br /> size reduction in so- but not enough open tricts may succeed in Preserved woodland <br /> called"cluster"dis- space to have a notice- protecting some ... <br /> tricts in their zoning able impact(usually 25 sensitive natural areas, <br /> ordinances. Yet, percent or less). The they contain inad- , <br /> development in many view from the road is of equate design scan <br /> of these districts looks houses and driveways, dards governing how <br /> and feels much like and most of the open the development and -' • 44. �`, - `' <br /> conventional suburban space is often hidden on the open space should a ,' y � ` <br /> development. "leftover,"unusable land. be laid out. ,-'!.:'' ._ <br /> The LPD provides: k.,..•Common -. . <br /> - ' open land :; ;--. • <br /> ' 75 percent open space located for maximum visibility '-`' . = _ ' <br /> . ` ,,__ _ . ,.. . • . <br /> •v;.. "fat,c.'r pri <br /> +}' r • t ,. TAIIINW ? '' A minimum of 75 percent open space is required. <br /> ' Typical lot size is 10,000 square feet,but this can be <br /> �� - �. reduced to 6,000 square feet. <br /> Neighborhoods must contain at least five, but no <br /> more than 25 dwellings. <br /> Ci Open space within the neighborhood is required <br /> Design criteria for neighborhoods for groups of ten or more dwellings. <br /> cv Setbacks are required between neighborhoods and <br /> ��� ���# " ; , from certain site elements such as roads,croplands, <br /> t In ,,t• r,,� ,-j �1 r .. �' and floodplains. <br /> 7 tJ <br /> "G <br />