Section 5-5-3

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• Low-income housing density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.

  For each low-income housing unit, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as modified and adopted by the Town Council, in a given planned unit development, the developer may have one additional unit over and above the number of units allowed, as computed in Section 5-5-3(a), except that the gross density shall not exceed more than 50% over and above the maximum allowed density in the planned unit development.

• Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.

  For each 5% increment of additional usable open common space above 20% per gross area minimum, the developer will be allowed a corresponding increase in density of one unit per acre above the density figure computed in Section 5-5-3(a).

• Public water and sewer required

  Structures within the planned unit development shall be connected to public water and sewer lines and all utility lines shall be placed underground, except for major electrical transmission lines.