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other community or recreational facility deemed appropriate by the Township Council. (iv) Any area dedicated for public use that is intended for recreation shall be improved by the developer in accordance with a plan to be memorialized in a developer's agreement approved by the Township Council. (13) For any open space that is not dedicated to the Municipality, such common open space shall be designed as an integral part of the development and shall include, to the extent practicable, natural assets such as woodlands, wetlands and stream corridors. Common area lands developed for the benefit of residents in the development may be devoted to recreation, including, but not limited to, a clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts, jogging/fitness trails and walking paths. Any privately-owned open space, beyond the recreational improvements, drainageways and/or detention basins and/or utility lines, shall be maintained as a passive open space in its natural state to benefit the community in general and the natural environment. For any common open space reserved for the benefit of the residents of the development, the developer shall establish an organization for the ownership and maintenance of the common open space, and such organization shall not be dissolved nor shall it dispose of any common open space by sale or otherwise (except to an organization conceived and established to own and maintain the common open space) without first offering to dedicate the same to the Township. (14) Off-street parking and street design standards shall be in compliance with Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS). (l) Townhouse/Low-Rise Residential Cluster Development. A townhouse/low-rise residential cluster development shall be permitted in the R-5 District as a conditional use in order to provide flexibility in residential unit type and design, to encourage open space, to facilitate land development activities that respect site constraints and sensitive environmental features, to provide for the establishment of both on- and off-site open

age open space, to facilitate land development activities that respect site constraints and sensitive environmental features, to provide for the establishment of both on- and off-site open space, and to provide for the regional transportation needs of the Township. The township/low-rise residential cluster development shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) The minimum tract size shall be 20 acres. (2) Density and Buffer Requirements: (i) The maximum base density shall be three (3) units per acre in the R-5 Zone. A set-aside of not less than thirty (30%) percent of the gross tract area as permanent common open space for use of the resident owners and/or the general public shall be required. [a] A minimum fifty (50) foot landscape buffer shall be required along the front, side and rear yards. (ii) Cluster bonus density of up to fifty (50%) percent of the base or a maximum of four and one-half (4.5) units per acre shall be permitted if not less than forty (40%) percent of the gross tract area is preserved as permanent common open space. [a] A seventy-five (75) foot minimum landscape buffer strip shall be required along the front, side and rear yards. 100