§ 3345.10. Cluster design of housing groups.

(a)

Two or more buildings containing dwelling units shall be termed a cluster if the buildings have design and architectural unity, and are located around a common point of activity, including parking lots, culs-de-sac, open space, service area, plazas and recreational areas. Such activity must be of a scale and scope that the residents of the dwelling within the group are directly benefited and the central point of activity is designed integrally within the site plan for all buildings in the cluster. Buildings in the cluster are located close enough to one another, that as a group, all buildings taken together as a unit are separated from other such clusters by buffers or open space, including landscaping, streets, or parking areas.

(b)

Each cluster must abut and have access to a public street. Streets included in the interior of the cluster are considered private driveways with direct access to public streets. Public streets serving such clusters may terminate in a cul-de-sac no longer than 600 feet in length. Public streets may be designed and laid out in subdivisions and large developments on one site in a super blockform, with more than one cluster abutting and having access to the public street.

(c)

The design of each cluster, submitted as a site plan, shall be approved by the director, who may refer the site plan to the department of public service, division of fire, division of environmental health, recreation and parks, and the department of public utilities for their review and recommendation.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1909-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009; Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 62, 4-5-2010)