§ 400-178
Definition and purpose
- A. A residential compound is a parcel of land containing lots for single-family residential units and having an average density of no greater than one dwelling unit per four acres of land.
- B. Residential compounds are intended to preserve the rural character of the Town by permitting low-density residential development on large parcels of land while relieving the applicant from compliance with the design and improvement standards applicable to other subdivisions.
- C. The purpose of the residential compound is to provide qualified subdividers an option to develop a parcel of land under less stringent requirements, where, and only where, the Planning Board determines that such alternative improvement standards will promote development of the parcel in the best interests of the Town, considering the factors specified in § 400-180 below. Denial by the Planning Board of a request to submit an application for a residential compound, or denial of a residential compound, shall not be construed as denial of the right to subdivide the property. The applicant shall retain all rights to appeal a decision to the Zoning Board of Review and/or to submit a plan which complies with the improvement standards for a conventional subdivision as set forth in Chapter 450, Land Development and Subdivision Regulations, of the Town Code.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]