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§ 1007.066 RURAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT. (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish special requirements for a rural cluster development (without City water or sanitary sewer) project to allow limited rural residential development while promoting: (a) Preservation of productive land for agricultural use. (b) Preservation of wildlife habitat and unique natural resources. (c) Reduction of negative impacts on the environment. (d) Creation of common open space that provides a unified landscape for the use and enjoyment of the neighborhood community and/or the general public. (e) A variety of rural residential lot sizes, configurations, and neighborhoods. (f) Orderly and economically viable transition to eventual development with urban services. (2) Application. A rural cluster development shall only be applied in areas zoned R, Rural or R-X, Rural -Executive that are guided Low Density Residential on the Comprehensive Plan Full Build Out Land Use Map. (3) Open Space. A minimum of 50 percent of the gross acreage of the subject property shall be preserved as common open space, recreational space or agricultural use. Of that open space, a minimum of 25 percent shall be upland area. (a) All designated open space shall be platted as outlot parcels. Public trail corridors shall be dedicated as park land. (b) Habitable Structures. Habitable structures shall not be permitted in any of the designated open spaces. Open and recreational structures may be permitted within open spaces. (c) Public Open Space Accessibility. Open spaces dedicated to the public shall be accessible to pedestrians at no less than 1,200-foot intervals along public roadways. Where necessary, pedestrian access corridor outlots between private lots shall be at least 20 feet in width. (4) Ownership and Management. Each designated open space shall be owned and managed according to the following means, subject to city approval: (a) Common Ownership. Open space may be owned in common by the property owners created through subdivision of the original tract. Management shall be the responsibility of that subdivision's homeowner association. In the case where at least one (1) open space is held in common ownership, a homeowner association shall be established for that subdivision. Membership in the association by all property owners in the subdivision shall be mandatory. The 182