Cluster Development

Prepared by :

SIDDHARTH PATEL

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2 Content
 Introduction

 Cluster Development

 Purpose

 Benefit

 Type

 How to Encourage cluster development

 Standard of cluster development

 Advantages and Disadvantages

 Concluding Remarks

 References
3 Introduction

 Cluster housing

A subdivision technique where dwelling are grouped close

together with a common area left for recreation. In effect resident have
extremely small yards but can enjoy the large common space.

(source :- Cluster Housing and Planned Unit Development (Pud))

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 Cluster housing refers to a development in which homes are

situated in grouping relatively close together, while large area of
open space with the development form a buffer with adjacent land
uses.

 Cluster zoning is an alternative concept for residential

development. Development is grouped, involving several adjacent
parcels, leaving larger blocks of open space and preserving both
rural character and the natural environment.

 Cluster housing may have a range of densities, from small lots to

townhouse development.
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 Cluster Development also known as conservation development is

a site planning approach that is an alternative to conventional
subdivision development.

 It is a practice of low impact development that group residential

properties in a proposed subdivision closer together in order to
utilize the rest of land for open space, recreation or agriculture.
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 Conventional Development :-
Bulldoze wood or farmland and
build row of houses on uniform sized lots.

( Source :- Cluster Housing Overview – City of Surrey)

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 Cluster Development(Conservation Development) :

Cluster development is grouped involving several adjacent
parcels, leaving large blocks of open space and preserving both rural
character and the natural environment.

( Source :- Cluster Housing Overview – City of Surrey)

8 Purpose

 The primary purpose is to create more area for open space,

recreation and more social interaction.

 Promote integrated site design that is considerate to the natural

features and topography.

 Provide for better uses of the land than those produced through
the narrow standards provided in the regular zoning
classifications.

 Offer greater protection and buffering to environmentally

sensitive areas and desired open spaces.
9 Benefit

 More preserved land for open/recreational plan.

 A better setting for community building.

 Possible local agricultural production.

 An optimal arrangement in strom water management.

 Cluster development makes more ecological and economical

sense.
10 Type

 William H Whyte is the author of cluster development. There are

two type of cluster development.

o Townhouse development

o Super development

Townhouse development :-
It is a type of medium-density housing in
cities, usually but not necessarily row housing or semi-detached.
 Ex. Morrell Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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(Source :- Cluster Housing and Planned Unit Development (Pud) )

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 Super development
It is type of high rise building.
 Ex. Reston(Virginia), Crofton(Maryland), Americana
Fairfax(Virginia)

( Source :- Cluster Housing and Planned Unit Development (Pud) )

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( Source :- Cluster Housing and Planned Unit

Development (Pud) )
14 How to Encourage cluster
development
 If your city has zoning, create a separate zoning classification for
cluster development.

 As planner, you can make the policies to this cluster development

like No vehicular zone, No littering, Road with green corridor.

 Local ordinances and regulation must be updated to facilitate

building conservation development. i.e. Road frontage, Lot size,
setback and other traditional regulations must be redefined to
permit the preservation of environment sensitive area.
15 Standards for Cluster Development

 The primary requisites for application of cluster development are

all principal or accessory uses are allowed.

 All infrastructure facility along with parking in provided.

 Minimum 25% of the site has to be used for open space.

 The site plan is required to consist of the street & sidewalk layout,
maximum number & type of dwelling unit proposed & how much
are will they occupy. with calculation area of parking, open space
& other infrastructure.
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 To calculate permitted amount of dwelling, one must measure the

gross area of the site & then subtract the gross area of the public
& private streets & public dedicated improvement, so the
remainder will be the build able area.

 Then divide the net build able area by the smallest minimum lot
size, round this number of dwelling units.
17 Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages :-

 Open space can provide community member with larger creation

areas and create a sense of openness.

 Open space can benefit the environment by providing habitant for

wildlife, naturally filtering strom water, reducing strom water
runoff from impervious surfaces and protecting the natural
features of a site.

 Developers may benefit because these design usually reduce the

costs of site development and increase the market price of
individual plots in comparison with traditional subdivisions.
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Disadvantages :-

 Local officials developers and the community may be

predisposed toward traditional development design because they
are familiar and well understood.

 An educational effort may be necessary to help these groups

understand the goals and advantages of cluster development.

 During the planning phases, lot and home layout may take extra
work to ensure that while homes are located closer together, they
still take advantages of the open – space goals of the design.
19 Concluding Remarks

 The Cluster Development concept saves open space by putting

the same number of houses on smaller lots.
20 References

 Cluster housing saves open space – Useful Community

Development
 Cluster Housing Overview – City of Surrey
 Cluster housing – Sutherland Shiv
 Cluster Housing and Planned Unit Development (Pud)
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