A residential cluster development must meet the following eligibility criteria:

A. Land Area. The land area subject to review with the application of a residential cluster development project shall comprise at least a four acre site. However, the minimum land area requirement my be reduced to two acres or less if special circumstances exist such as a buffer project. Residential areas may not be downzoned, but a land owner may request a zoning change. Residential cluster development must be located on the edge of a developable area and serve as a buffer between residential and non-single family residential zones.

B. Land Ownership. The applicant owns or controls the land subject to the residential cluster development application.

C. Development Team. A development team of design professionals, including architects, landscape architect/planner, civil engineer, soils engineer drainage engineer, etc., as appropriate, with the expertise and experience to carry out the intent of this development and applicable standards is engaged. (Ord. 1999-12 § 1 (part))