HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0936 (2)Cluster developments shall have a ninuol rn of five (5) acres and shall be developed m
accordance with the following standards:
A. Uses shall be limited to single-family detached, semi-detached, attached, and two
family dwellings and related accessory uses as allowed in the underlying zoning
district.
B. Density
1. The maximum number of building lots or dwelling units shall not exceed that of
the underlying zoning district and any other special or overlay ,equirements. The
ti density is determined by dividing the total square feet in the parent tract,
excluding street right-of-ways, by the minimum lot size requirement for the
underlying zoning district.
2. Cluster developments in watershed areas shall not exceed the allowed density or
built upon area for the critical area, protected area or balance of watershed,
whichever applies, as set forth in Section 303 of the Iredell County Watershed
Protection Ordinance and shown in the table below.
Maximum Density
Watershed District
(dwelling unit per acre)
WS -11 -BW
One I dwelling unit per acre
WS -111 -BW
One (1) dwelling unit per acre
WS -IV -CA
Two 2 dwelling units per acre
Two (2) dwelling units per acre with
WS -IV -PA
curb and gutter; three (3) dwelling
units per acre without curb and gutter
C. Development Standards
I- The maximum potential number of lots that may be created shall be computed by
subtracting twenty (20) percent of the gross area (as allowance for street
right-of-way) and by dividing the remaining area by the minimum lot area
requirements for the zoning district in which the development is located. This
section shall apply regardless of the amount of land actually required for streets.
2. Development in a Cluster Development shall be exempt from the minimum required
lot width, lot size, front yard, side yard and rear yard requirements of the Schedule of
District Regulations- and from Section 3.1 and 3.2 relating to relationship of buildings
to lots and access to streets provided that the following development standards are
followed:
a. Any residential lot with an on-site septic system shall meet the minimums lot size
required by the underlying zoning district_ If off-site facilities are utilized, this
requirement shall be waived.
b. Any cluster development which utilizes an off-site septic system shall provide to
the Subdivision Administrator and the Iredell County Department of
Environmental Health an "O/f-Site Septic S�ystein Management and Maintenance
Plait" which shall provide for the access, maintenance and upkeep of off-site
systems. This plan shall be approved by the Environmental Health Department
before the final subdivision plat is recorded. Upon approval the plan shall be
recorded with the Register of Deeds at the same time as the subdivision plat.
e. Septic easements shall not comprise more than fifty (50) -percent of open space.
All easements shall be designated on or with the final plat and recorded showing
the location of systems within the open space.