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q7_ In ;,the subdivision of a tract :of land. containing more than twenty acres where the subdivider shall elect to design the subdivision- on. the. principles of cluster or, density zoning to preserve the. natural features .and to .provide: permanent open space and increase the .amerities ... of the. residential neighborhoods, the. Planning Board will endorse the plan only when and if the plan meets_ the following minimum re- quirements: 1. The maximum. number of lots ;on the plan shall not ex- ceed the number derived from dividing .the total: land area of the tract, which is usable for residential _con- struction,. by . the minimum lot size otherwise permitted in the zoning district or districts in which the tract lies. 2. Every dwelling to be constructed in such subdivision shall be provided a lot containing not less than seventy- five hundred (7500) square feet and having a minimum average width of not less than seventy-five (75) feet. 3. All dwellings and accessory buildings erected under the provisions of. this section shall conform to all other pro- visions of this by-law, which shall not be varied except by the Board of Appeals in the usual manner. 4. The lots for building purposes shall be grouped in a cluster or clusters, and within each cluster the lots shall be contiguous. 5. All the remaining land (Openland) in the tract, not con- tained in the lots or within the road rights-of-way, shall be contiguous, or if not contiguous, in parcels of not less than one acre each in area, and of such size, shape and condition as to be suitable for the use or uses outlined below. The total area of such remaining land shall be not less than one acre for each ten building lots within the tract. I 6. Provision I shall be made so that the openland shall be restricted to recreational, educational, conservation or park uses. All openland shall be permanently dedicated, by covenant or comparable legal instrument or instru-