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55 <br />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 minimum lot size of at feast three (3) acres with an <br />average lot size of three and one-half (3.5) acres for all lots. <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. The open space area <br />shall be contiguous to open space designated on the adjacent lot(s) and shall not <br />include required front yard and side yard setbacks unless the front or side yard <br />contains significant primary or secondary conservation areas. <br />• Aseptic system and/or well site can only be located within the secondary <br />conservation area provided the land designated for the septic system and/or well <br />site is not more than one quarter of the secondary conservation area. A repair <br />area may be located outside of a building lot area provided it does not occupy <br />more than one quarter of the conservation area nor any part of a Primary <br />Conservation Area. No septic system, repair area and/or well site can be located <br />in the primary conservation area of a lot. No septic system and/or well site can <br />be located in the primary conservation area. <br />