Hopewell City Zoning Code
§ 12-14.5
Cluster Residential Developments.
a.
Application. In the case of cluster residential developments, the provisions of the appended Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements may be modified in accordance with the provisions below listed.
1.
Lot areas of individual lots may be reduced to not less than 11,250 square feet for interior lots and 13,500 square feet for corner lots provided that:
(a)
The land area, which would otherwise be required for house lots but which is not so used under the permitted lot size reduction provisions of this section, shall be devoted instead to the contiguous common open space.
(b)
The contiguous common open space so provided shall be not less than three acres in area.
(c)
The average lot area shall be not less than the minimum lot area otherwise required by the Schedule of Requirements for the zone district in which the development is located.
2.
If lot areas are reduced in accordance with paragraph a.1 above then the provisions of the Schedule of Requirements for minimum yard sizes, minimum lot width, and maximum percent of lot coverage, for the R-75 zone shall apply.
b.
Definitions. As used in subsection 12-14.5, the following definitions shall apply:
1.
Cluster Residential Development. Any major subdivision in the R-100 zone employing the reduction in lot area provisions of paragraph 12-14.5a.1, and approved as a cluster subdivision by the planning board under the provisions of the land subdivision ordinance of the borough.
2.
Common Open Space. The land set aside within a cluster subdivision which shall be preserved as open space and for open space uses only.
3.
Open Space Uses. Any use of common open space for park or open unroofed recreational purposes, conservation of land or other natural resources, or historic or scenic purposes.
4.
Average Lot Area. Sum of the area of all house lots together with the area of all lots to be devoted to common open space, exclusive of streets, divided by the total number of house lots.