The purpose of cluster development is to permit a procedure
for development which will:
A.
Improve living and working environments;
B.
Promote a more economic subdivision layout;
C.
Encourage a variety of types of residential dwellings;
D.
Encourage ingenuity and originality in total subdivision and individual
site design; and
E.
Preserve open space to serve recreational, scenic, and public service
purposes, and other purposes related thereto, within the densities
established for the gross tract.
A.
In each zone allowing cluster development, the lot size may be reduced
from the general lot size of that district to a specific minimum lot
size for cluster development. All such lot reductions shall be compensated
for by an equivalent amount of land, in contiguous clustered open
space, to be preserved and maintained for its scenic value or for
recreation or conservation purposes.
B.
In the approval of a cluster subdivision, in no case shall the maximum
development density specified for the applicable zone be increased,
nor shall the other applicable regulations or use limitations for
the zone be changed or modified.
A permit for a cluster development shall be granted only if
evidence is presented which establishes:
C.
That the proposed building or use will not have a substantial or
undue adverse effect upon adjacent property, the character of the
neighborhood, traffic conditions, parking, utility facilities, and
other matters affecting the public health, safety and general welfare.
D.
That the proposed cluster development will be constructed, arranged
and operated so as not to dominate the immediate vicinity or to interfere
with the development and use of neighboring property, in accordance
with the applicable zone regulations.