§ 22.22.154. Minor Agricultural Cluster:.

A.

Eligible areas of the county. The use of clustering in the Agriculture or Rural Lands categories may be considered on ownerships that are in agricultural use at the time of application. Use of the provisions of this Section may occur on any property in the Agriculture or Rural Lands land use category.

B.

Excluded areas of the county. Properties located in the Arroyo Grande, Cienega and Oso Flaco valleys as identified by the San Luis Bay and South County Area Plans are excluded from such use.

C.

Allowed number of parcels:

1.

Base parcel calculation. The base parcel calculation shall be equivalent to the number of parcels that would result from a conventional land division in the Agriculture land use category based on the minimum parcel size criteria specified in Section 22.22.040 (Parcel Size - Agriculture Category).

2.

Bonus Parcel Calculation. The maximum number of residential parcels allowed in a Minor Agricultural Cluster project shall be equivalent to the number of base parcels calculated in compliance with Subsection C.1., with a parcel bonus of at least one additional parcel, up to a maximum of 25 percent.

D.

Lot size and open area requirements. The minimum size of clustered residential parcels in a Minor Agricultural Cluster project, and the area of the site required for open space preservation shall be as follows:

Clustered Residential Parcel Size (1)		Open Space Parcel Minimum Area (3)
Minimum (2)	Maximum (4)
20,000 Sq. Ft.	5 Acres	90%

 

Notes:

(1)

Net area.

(2)

A minimum lot size less than 2-1/2 acres may be granted only when community water is provided. A minimum lot size less than one acre may be granted only where the leaching capacity of site soils for septic tank use is from 0 to 5 minutes per inch, or where community sewer is provided.

(3)

The minimum area is expressed as a percentage of the gross site area.

(4)

Larger parcel sizes may be approved by the Review Authority where requested by the applicant and justified based on specific site characteristics, provided that the minimum open space area requirement is met.

[Added 2004, Ord. 3038]