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Section IV-B-10, Subsection D Development Standards is rewritten to read as follows. <br />Section D DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />Flexible Development subdivision plats shall be prepared in accordance with one or <br />more of the following development options. <br />D.1 Estate Lot Option <br />For lots created as part of an estate lot development, the following standards apply: <br />• Each estate lot shall have a lot size of at least four (4) acres. <br />• For each estate lot, a building envelope (buildable area) shall be defined of <br />sufficient size to accommodate asingle-family detached dwelling and customary <br />accessory uses, including, but not limited to, storage buildings and garages, <br />patios and decks, lawns and driveways. <br />• The building envelope of an estate lot may not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the <br />total lot area and shall not include designated Primary and/or Secondary <br />Conservation Areas. <br />• Only the area outside of the building envelope of an estate lot may be counted <br />toward meeting the minimum open space requirement. To the highest degree <br />possible, the open space area shall be contiguous to open space designated on <br />the adjacent lot(s) and shall not include required .front yard and side yard <br />setbacks unless the front or side yard contains significant primary or secondary <br />conservation areas. <br />A septic system and/or well site may be located outside of a building envelope <br />provided it does not occupy more than half of the conservation area nor any part <br />of a Primary Conservation Area. <br />