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13 a. The provision of lot sizes and building setback lines significantly greater than required by ordinance provisions. Compliance with this standard is assured in University Lake Watershed where a subdivision is required to provide a minimum lot size of five acres. Where the minimum required lot size is less than five acres, compliance is assured when each lot in the subdivision contains at least twice the minimum required lot size; and /or (This standard has changed since Falling Cedars Drive was originally approved as a private road. The minimum lot size is 0.92 acre, so a 1.84 -acre lot satisfies this criteria. Six of the 9 proposed lots are larger than 1.84 acres. Lots 2,4, and 5 meet this requirement by 85 %, 77 %, and 65% respectively. The setbacks are 10 feet and 5 feet larger than the minimum required.) b. The retention and /or provision of landscaping and use of clustering of dwelling units to screen the view of the subdivision from public roads and /or maintain a wooded or forested character, maintain scenic views, or preserve wildlife, botanical, historic, archaeological and /or recreation sites. (The site is entirely wooded. Restrictive Covenants protect most trees in the building setbacks. The subdivision is screened from the public road by 348 feet of intervening property.) 2. The number, location and /or size of lots to be located in the subdivision are such that, even if constructed to State stan- dards, the streets would not be accepted by the State for maintenance due to density or other State requirements; (Refer to first Staff evaluation comment.) 3. Recreation and /or open space areas, includ- ing lands containing significant botanical, wildlife, historic and /or archaeological sites, are to be dedicated and /or preserved through restrictive covenants in amounts