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Subd. 3. Left blank intentionally A. Purpose. This district is intended to provide a residential atmosphere for those persons desiring a single family neighborhood with a suburban density. The R -EC District intended for development of single family detached homes on lots served with public sewer ancl-wat.. B. Information Requirement. As a means of fulfilling the purpose of the R EC District, the following information shall be submitted: 1. Resource Inventory. An inventory of existing property resources (Le., topography, i . • •414 VP 41 .44 4V VP . Ordinance. • i1 a s- a s A 444 IV 2. Yield Plan. A plan showing the maximum number of dwelling units that would be permitted upon the property under conventional R EC zoning requirements with lots having fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of buildable land and a one hundred (100) foot lot width, as required by Section 1003 1 3 of the Subdivision Ordinance. 3. Conservation Preliminary Plat. A plat that reflects the densities of the yield plan while preserving natural resources and -open space. The plat shall demonstrate that when smaller lots are created through the flexibility allowed below, the result is a gain in the preservation of open space. C. Lot and Yard Requirements. To maintain the densities of the yield plan while incorporating natural resources and open space, the following lot area and width 1. Minimum Lot Area. Fifteen thousand (15,0OO) square feet average buildable land`. For any subdivision in an R EC District, no lot shall be less than ten thousand eight f i. Ai 414 •: • e i A Ai A *.• • a i is • a • I •.' _'. tots in the subdivision shall be equal to or greater than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in area. 2. Minimum Lot width. Ninety (90) feet average*. For any subdivision in an R ED District, no lot shall be less than eighty (80) feet in width, and no fewer than thirty (30) * Averaging of lot area, lot width, or setback dimensions shall be considered to be the arithmetic mean, not the median. For example, lot widths in a five lot subdivision could be 80 feet, 80 feet, 85 feet, 90 feet, and 115 feet: (8,0+80+85+90+115-450 feet, divided by 5-90 feet average lot width, with 30 percent of the Tots (2 of 5) 90 feet or more in width).