Summit's most recent cluster subdivision is Pauly Preserve near the intersection of Golden Lake Road and Highway 18. Eight homes are under construction. When finished, it will have 23 to 26 homes. Make the open space accessible to the public. Retain existing historic buildings and structures on the site.
Communities can come up with their own percentages.
Current minimum lot sizes on the city's west side are five acres, allowing a developer to build 20 homes, for instance, on a 100-acre site. The Town of Cedarburg, the rural area surrounding the city of Cedarburg, is increasingly the location for people seeking large homes on large lots in a quaint rural setting. The town currently requires a minimum lot size of 1.5 acres with an overall density of no more than one home per four acres. The proposed ordinance there would reward a cluster development with one additional homesite for every three open acres above that required by traditional zoning, as well as relaxing the lot size requirement. Under current rules, a 79-acre project before town planners could include no more than 19 homes on the site, about 41 acres of open space and the rest going to streets and other infrastructure.