[Added 8-6-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008; amended 8-17-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Round Lake finds that
further development within the Village will foster a sense of community
and integration with the existing Village if large subdivisions are
clustered, as described in this article. The purpose of clustered
subdivisions is to create relatively small, dense clusters of single-family
homes oriented to a common area open to residents within the cluster
and to the general public.
All major residential subdivisions shall be clustered. The Planning
Board must approve all clustered subdivisions and should be involved
early in the planning process by the developer/owner. Proposals for
nonclustered major subdivisions may only be obtained through the enactment
of planned development district legislation by the Village Board of
Trustees. Minor subdivisions need not be clustered.
All clustered subdivisions must set aside at least 40% of developable land (i.e., calculation of land upon which structures may be built after deducting steep slopes, wetlands, buffers, and the like, as provided for elsewhere in this Code) for public parks or publicly accessible open space areas [NOTE: The Planning Board shall exercise its discretion in determining whether stormwater management areas constitute publicly accessible open space areas based upon the usability of such areas by the public during nonstorm periods.], and construction of conforming structures is restricted to the remaining developable land (maximum 60%), such as homes, roads, sidewalks, etc. (henceforth "construction portion"). In the construction portion, the developer/owner may construct the same number of dwelling units or other conforming structures as would be available if clustering were not required. [NOTE: An example of such would be of a ten-acre plot. Supposing two acres contain streams/cliffs/steep slopes (i.e., undevelopable land), the remaining eight acres are developable. Under RV-1 zoning, a total of 24 homes may be built based on the one-third-acre lot requirement and, under the requirements above, those 24 homes must be built (with roads, sidewalks, etc.) on 60%, at most, of the eight acres (or 4.8 acres to be exact). The remaining 3.2 acres will then be reserved for public parks or publicly accessible open space areas. In the end, a maximum of 24 homes will be built on 4.8 acres with 5.2 acres (3.2 plus the initial two undevelopable) as open green space.] Clustered subdivisions shall have a bonded homeowners' association, the membership of which shall consist of each owner within the subdivision, said association having ownership of and responsibility over all common areas which have not been dedicated to the Village of Round Lake. The bylaws of such homeowners' association, and any amendments thereto, shall be approved by the Village Board of Trustees. Such bylaws shall foster the goals of creating neighborhood-oriented living in affordable homes with adequate parking and pedestrian access. Setback provisions set forth in Chapter 180 shall not apply to clustered subdivisions.
Clusters shall be configured in a "village style," each containing
no more than 10 homes. There shall be sidewalks in front of each house
within a cluster, with "front" being that portion of the house containing
its front porch or front door, which shall face the common area. [NOTE:
For example, if the homes are clustered around a park area, and those
homes having porches have the porches constructed on the side facing
the park, the sidewalk shall be located on park side of the homes.]
Motor vehicle access shall be from a road located at the back of the
houses.
There shall be pedestrian connections to the existing Village
via walkways, paths and/or the extension of sidewalks. If possible,
there should be vehicular access constructed to existing secondary
roads within the Village. Newly constructed roads shall be curbed,
with sidewalks on both sides and comply with the requirements of the
Village Code.
B.
The following are required unless specifically exempted by the Planning
Board:
(1)
Parking between homes, perhaps using carports;
(2)
Porches close to sidewalks so as to encourage conversations between
pedestrians and residents;
(3)
Cottage-styled homes as described in the Village's Architectural
Standards;
(4)
A road for motor vehicle access at the rear of the homes in the cluster;
and
(5)
An open front porch on each home running at least 50% of the width
of the home and having a depth of at least six feet.
In the event that any provisions of this article conflict with
any other portion of the Code of the Village of Round Lake, the provisions
of this article shall control.
