Applicant/owner request. An applicant/owner may apply for a cluster development and the Planning Board may approve such development if, in the Planning Board's judgment, a cluster development would benefit the Town.

Planning Board request. The Planning Board may request that the applicant/owner apply for a cluster development, and the Planning Board may approve such development if, in the Planning Board's judgment and with the applicant/owner's consent, a cluster development would benefit the Town and assist in the protection of the Town's natural resources. This subsection shall not be construed as allowing the Planning Board to mandate a cluster development.

Density. A cluster development shall result in a permitted number of building lots or dwelling units which shall in no case exceed the number which could be permitted, in the Planning Board's judgment, if the land were subdivided in lots conforming to the minimum lot size and density requirements of the zoning district or districts in which such land is situated and conforming to all other applicable requirements. For this purpose, the applicant/owner shall submit a sketch plan for a conventional subdivision to establish the maximum possible number of units and the Planning Board may require any additional information it deems necessary to make this determination. Where the subject tract of land falls within two or more contiguous zoning districts, the Planning Board may approve a cluster development representing the cumulative density, as derived from the summation of all units allowed in all such districts, and may authorize actual construction to take place in all or any portion of one or more of such districts.

Dimensional and bulk regulations. Regardless of the underlying zoning district, lots created within a cluster development shall, at a minimum, meet the dimensional and bulk requirements of the R-1A Zone as specified in the Town's Schedule of Dimensional and Bulk Regulations for Residential Districts. Further, each lot shall contain, at a minimum, 35,000 square feet of contiguous buildable area, as required for the R-1A Zone under § 220-10E(2)(c) of this chapter. Should the Planning Board or applicant/owner desire to further reduce the dimensional and bulk regulations or the contiguous buildable area requirement, beyond that of the R-1A Zone, authorization must first be obtained by the Planning Board from the Town Board. Within 30 days of a written request from the Planning Board to the Town Board, the Town Board shall schedule the matter on a Town Board meeting agenda. The Town Board shall review any relevant written or oral comment submitted by the Planning Board and/or applicant/owner to aid in its deliberation. Within 60 days of the Planning Board's initial request, the Town Board shall determine whether to authorize a further reduction to the dimensional and bulk regulations.

Open space set aside. The amount of land to be set aside in perpetuity for conservation, active or passive recreational or open space purposes shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Planning Board in accordance with Chapter 195, Subdivision of Land, § 195-26, of the Code of the Town of Lewisboro. The Planning Board as a condition of plat approval may establish such conditions on the ownership, use, and maintenance of such open lands shown on the plat as it deems necessary to assure the preservation of the natural and scenic qualities of such open lands.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Planning Board shall have all the powers and authorities set forth in Town Law § 278 concerning approval of cluster developments.