<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 62-59. - Exceptions.</div>
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               Cluster subdivisions, as defined in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH62SU_ARTIINGE_S62-2AUENRECL" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 62-2</a>, are considered subdivisions and are thus subject to these regulations. All requirements
               of this chapter are applicable to cluster subdivisions unless specifically exempted
               by this section. The following standards and review procedures shall apply to cluster
               subdivisions:
               
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                  (1)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Purpose.</span> Cluster subdivisions under these provisions are intended to promote imaginative,
                  well-designed subdivisions which preserve common open space areas in return for reduced
                  individual lot area, and which encourage a more cost effective approach to housing
                  development.
                  
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                  (2)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Density.</span> A cluster subdivision shall not contain a greater number of lots than would be allowed
                  in a conventional subdivision.
                  
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                  (3)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Utilities.</span> Utilities in a cluster subdivision shall meet all requirements of this chapter. In
                  addition, the following shall apply: In proposed cluster subdivisions where public
                  water and/or sewer is not available and some or all of the proposed lots are smaller
                  than the standards for lots in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH62SU_ARTVIMREMISTDE_S62-120LO" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 62-120</a>, each proposed building lot shall be provided with safe and adequate water and sewerage
                  service.
                  
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                  (4)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Minimum lot area.</span> Within a cluster subdivision, the area of individual lots designed for building sites,
                  as determined in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH62SU_ARTVIMREMISTDE_S62-120LO" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 62-120</a>, may be reduced by up to 60 percent, provided:
                  
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                  a.
                  
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                  Utilities can be provided in accordance with requirements in this chapter.
                  
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                  b.
                  
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                  Common areas for preservation, recreation and/or open space are provided within the
                  cluster subdivision in an amount at least equivalent to the total reduction in lot
                  size. In no case shall the common areas be less than 20 percent of the total development
                  acreage.
                  
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                  c.
                  
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                  Common area can be utilized for well and septic system.
                  
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                  (5)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Yard requirements.</span> The lot size requirements as listed in the county zoning ordinance shall apply.
                  
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                  (6)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Lot width and depth.</span> There are no minimum lot width or lot depth requirements in a cluster subdivision.
                  
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                  (7)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Common areas.</span> Common areas are to be designated in the cluster subdivision for the purpose of providing
                  open space for recreation, preservation and/or recreation facilities for owners and/or
                  occupants of the lots in the cluster subdivision provided they do not interfere with
                  well or septic systems. The common area required in each cluster subdivision shall
                  be equivalent to the total reduction in lot sizes. In no case shall the common areas
                  be less than 20 percent of the total development acreage.
                  
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                  (8)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Ownership and maintenance of common areas and facilities.</span> All common areas and facilities, including, but not limited to, land, structures
                  and facilities to be held and used in common in the cluster subdivision, shall be
                  conveyed to an association of the owners of the lots within the cluster subdivision.
                  Within the conveyance, provisions for maintenance and repair of said land and facilities
                  shall be stipulated. The conveyance shall also provide a mandatory membership of all
                  present and future owners and residents within the cluster subdivision, and shall
                  also provide for a levy against all property within the development for said maintenance
                  and repair. All such conveyance shall be made part of the subdivision review process
                  and shall be approved as to form and content by the county attorney.
                  
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                  (9)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Plat requirements.</span> In addition to the procedure and information required in this article, the preliminary
                  and final plats shall also require the following:
                  
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                  a.
                  
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                  The term "cluster subdivision" shall be placed in the title block.
                  
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                  b.
                  
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                  All proposed structures shall be drawn to scale and sited on the plat.
                  
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                  c.
                  
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                  Designation on the plat for all common areas and specific descriptions for their proposed
                  use.
                  
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                  d.
                  
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                  Designation of all streets, facilities and utilities which are to be owned and maintained
                  in common with supporting documentation to provide for transfer and maintenance of
                  the common property and facilities.
                  
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                  e.
                  
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                  The size of each lot in square feet shall be shown on the preliminary plat or referenced
                  on a separate attachment. The size of all common areas in square feet or acres shall
                  be designated on the plat.
                  
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               (Ord. of 9-15-1998, app. B, Â§ 707)
               
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