The cluster subdivision option is provided by the City to address the unique circumstances created by lot configuration or current use and to preserve agricultural lands within Lewiston. Full compliance with all the provisions of this title and all other applicable State and Federal regulations is required.
A. An application for a cluster subdivision shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator. The application requirements for the preliminary subdivision plat and the final subdivision plat shall apply.
B. A cluster subdivision shall be allowed only in the Agricultural Zone. The total number of dwelling units allowed in a cluster subdivision shall be the same as the number allowed by the lot area requirements in the Agricultural Zone, which is one unit per ten (10) acres.
C. The following development standards shall apply to all cluster subdivisions:
1. The minimum residential lot size in a cluster subdivision shall be three-fourths (3/4) acre.
2. Each such separately described three-quarter (3/4) acre or larger lot shall have frontage on an existing Class C public road with access to an adequate water line, with the adequacy of any water line to be determined with the approval of the Public Works Director. The decision regarding the adequacy of the water line may be appealed to the City Council and the decision of the City Council shall be final. Any appeal shall be made in accordance with the provisions of subsection 10-13-2G of this Code.
3. The minimum lot frontage for a clustered residential lot shall be one hundred fifty feet (150'). The maximum remaining frontage of one hundred feet (100') required in the Agricultural Zone shall be required on the remaining agriculture parcel. The total frontage of the agriculture lot and the residential lot shall equal two hundred fifty feet (250') as required by section 10-9-14 of this Code.
4. All buildings shall be prohibited within the clear view area. The clear view is defined as a triangular area formed by the diagonal line connecting lines at the edge of the pavement one hundred feet (100') from the projected intersection of such lines.
D. Subdivisions containing a parcel for agricultural production shall be accompanied by a signed agreement which shall be recorded in the County Recorder's Office stating that commercial and residential structures and uses are not permitted on the agricultural parcel. The format for this document shall be provided by the City. (Ord. 13-01, 4-16-2013)