Conservation development

A.  Conservation development subdivisions in the agricultural overlay district shall be designed so that the prime agricultural soils are in the open space and the open space is contained in one or more farm lots intended for both residential and agricultural use. If the subdivision contains more than one farm lot, one shall be at least twenty-five (25) acres.

B.  One acre of each farm lot shall be reserved for a principal residential structure. If the location of the one-acre area is not shown on the Final Plan, the Final Plan shall include the following notation: "A one-acre area of this lot, the location of which is to be determined later, is reserved for future residential development."

C.  To encourage the creation of farm lots and to maintain the rural character of agricultural areas, one accessory dwelling unit, located either in the residential structure or in an accessory structure, is permitted by right, rather than by special use permit, in the one-acre residential area on a farm lot.

(Ord. dated 9-7-10)