Cluster subdivisions.
Batesville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. VI, § 607
in effectSec. 607. - Cluster subdivisions.
(a) In any single-family residential subdivision in the zones indicated below, a developer may create lots that are smaller than those required in this ordinance if such developer complies with the provisions of this section and if the lots so created are not smaller than the minimum set forth in the following table:
Zone | Minimum Square Feet
PUD | Approved Per Site Plan
R-7 | 5,250
R-9 | 8,250
R-12 | 11,250
Agricultural | 15,000
(b) The intent of this section is to authorize the developer to decrease lot sizes and leave the land "saved", by so doing, as usable open space, thereby lowering development costs and increasing the amenity of the project without increasing the density beyond what would be permissible if the land were divided into the size of lots required.
(c) The amount of usable open space that must be set aside shall be determined by:
(1) Subtracting from the standard square footage requirement set forth, the amount of square footage of each lot that is smaller than that standard;
(2) Adding together the results obtained in subsection (1) above, for each foot.
(d) The provisions of this section may only be used if the usable open space set aside in a subdivision comprises at least ten thousand (10,000) square feet of space that satisfies the definition of usable open space set forth if such usable open space is otherwise in compliance with the provisions included in subdivision regulations for the city.
(e) The setback requirements of sections 604 and 605 shall apply in cluster subdivisions.
(Ord. No. 2010-09-743, 9-7-10)
Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXAZO_ARTVIDEDIRE_S607CLSUFetched: 10/31/2026