1268.14 CLUSTER SUBDIVISIONS.
   Cluster subdivisions permitted under Section 1268.03(n) shall be subject to the following conditions:
   (a)   The proposed subdivision shall consist of a tract of land at least twenty (20) acres in area.
   (b)   The application shall be endorsed unequivocally for such development by all the owners of the tract, and procedures and documents shall be provided to assure development under a single administration and as approved by the Planning Commission.
   (c)   Residential densities shall be not less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet per dwelling unit based upon the total land area.
   (d)   The developer shall dedicate not less than twenty (20) percent of the total land area for parks, woodlands, conservation districts, playgrounds, golf courses, tennis courts or other open space areas, such as to encourage the preservation of natural features or for public (streets not included) or semipublic use. Such land may be dedicated to the City or may be reserved for private use, in which case satisfactory arrangements shall be made, acceptable to the City, for the development, operation and maintenance of all such areas. Affirmative action by Council is required for the acceptance of any land dedicated to the City.
      (1)   The location, extent and purpose of areas dedicated for open space or recreational use within any subdivision shall be approved by the Commission and Council.
      (2)   The development, operation and maintenance of dedicated land for private open space or recreational use shall be guaranteed by a trust indenture approved by the City and shall be filed with the County Register of Deeds simultaneously with the recording of the final plat of the subdivision.
(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95.)