Cluster development shall mean a subdivision plat or plats,
approved pursuant to this chapter, in which the subdivision of land
is modified to provide an alternative permitted method for the layout,
configuration and design of lots, buildings and structures, roads,
utility lines and other infrastructure, parks and landscaping, in
order to enhance the natural and scenic qualities of open lands. Private
roads to service clustered lots may be approved as part of the final
plat, and lots along such private roads may be platted as legal lots.
Such private roads must provide adequate access to existing public
roads.
The applicant shall comply with the provisions of this chapter
for the proposed subdivision of land involving cluster development.
Cluster development in the Town of Aurora shall require the final
approval of the Town Board in accordance with this chapter. Approval
will be granted when the Town Board has determined that it will achieve
the intent of these regulations. The Town Board, at its discretion,
may direct an applicant to pursue cluster development if, in the judgment
of the Town, its application will benefit the Town.
The plat plan showing such cluster development shall include
areas within which structures may be located, the height and spacing
of buildings, open spaces and their landscaping, off-street open and
enclosed parking spaces, streets, driveways and any other features
required of the codes of the Town. In the case of a residential plat
or plats, the dwelling units permitted may be, at the discretion of
the Town Board, detached, semidetached, attached or multistory structures.
The approval of subdivision plats with cluster development shall
be in accordance with all applicable provisions of this chapter.
The minimum parcel size to be considered for cluster development
shall be 15 acres.
All cluster development shall be served by a system of public
utilities, including the water supply systems and central sewage systems,
within an existing or planned municipal system.