§ 152.225 PURPOSE AND INTENT; DEFINITION.

   (A)   The purpose of residential cluster development is to provide an alternative development option that will:

      (1)   Promote more efficient use of land resources than is otherwise possible under conventional zoning and subdivision regulations;

      (2)   Reduce the per unit site development costs of dwellings by concentrating residential units on a portion of the site without increasing the overall net density above that which would normally be allowed pursuant to §§ 152.195 through 152.196, Table of Area, Yard , and Height Requirements;

      (3)   Preserve the natural character of the site;

      (4)   Preserve farmland and scenic views;

      (5)   Provide for desirable and usable open space , tree cover, and the preservation of environmentally sensitive areas; and

      (6)   Provide variety in residential buildings and properties and provide design flexibility that can relate the location of units to unique site conditions.

   (B)   For the purposes of this section, a RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT is defined as:

      (1)   A development design wherein conventional zoning standards are relaxed to permit modifications in lot area , lot width , lot frontage , lot coverage , required yards , and public street access, and to save infrastructure development cost, environmental damage, energy use and land resources by concentrating dwellings in specific areas of the site without increasing the net density above that which would normally be allowed pursuant to §§ 152.195 through 152.196, Table of Area, Yard , and Height Requirements;

      (2)   Such development shall contain detached single-family  dwellings only; and

      (3)   Such development shall provide a program for the provision, operation and maintenance of such areas, facilities and improvements as shall be required for the perpetual common use by the occupants of the development .

(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005; Am. Ord. 2021-O1, passed 5-10-2021)