(a) Lot Size. The lot size for cluster subdivision developments within a R-R, R-1, R-2, R-3 Residential Districts may be averaged or reduced from those sizes required by the applicable zoning district within which such development is located by compliance with the following procedures:
(1) Site acreage computation: The gross acreage proposed for a cluster subdivision development shall be computed to determine the total land area available for development into lots under the minimum lot size requirements of the applicable zoning district in which the proposed cluster subdivision development is located.
(2) In arriving at a gross acreage figure, the following lands shall not be considered as part of the gross acreage in computing the maximum number of lots and/or dwelling units that may be created under this procedure: Land use by public utilities as easements for major facilities, such as electric transmission lines; sewer lines; water mains, or other similar lands which are not available to the owner because of such easements.
(b) Maximum Number of Lots and Dwelling Units. After the total gross area available for development has been determined by the above procedure, the maximum number of lots and/or dwelling units that may be approved within the subdivision development shall be computed by subtracting from the total gross area available, a fixed percentage of such total for street right-of-way purposes, and dividing the remaining net area available by the minimum lot area requirement of the zoning district in which the cluster subdivision development is located.
(1) The fixed percentages of street right-of-way purposes to be subtracted from the total gross area available for development shall be twenty percent (20%). This percentage shall apply regardless of the amount of land actually required for street right-of-way.
(2) Under this procedure, individual lots may be reduced in area below the minimum lot size required by the zone district in which the cluster subdivision development is located, provided that the total number of dwelling units and/or lots created within the development is not more than the maximum number that would normally be allowed if the tract were developed under the minimum lot area requirements of the applicable zone district in which it is located.
(c) Permissive Minimum Lot Area. Notwithstanding other procedures set forth in this chapter, lot sizes within cluster subdivisions shall not be varied or reduced in area by more than thirty percent (30%) of the lot size required in the zoned district in which it is located. The lot width shall not be less than fifty-five (55) feet.
(d) Minimum Yard Requirements. Under the lot averaging or reduction procedure, each lot shall have at least the following minimum yards:
(1) Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet for all dwellings.
(2) Side yards: Six (6) feet on each side.
(3) Rear yards: Twenty-five (25) feet for all dwellings.
(4) Building height: Two and one-half (2 ½) stories, but not exceeding thirty-five (35) feet. Accessory buildings shall not exceed a height of twenty (20) feet.
(Ord. 30-22. Passed 12-12-22.)