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In the 'subdivision of a tract of land 'containing, more' than twenty acres where"the subdivider shall elect to,design tl�e 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 nly.when and if the plan-meets the following minimum re- quirements: The.maximum number of lots on .the plan shall'zlot 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 c uct rea in such subdivision e 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.-Ail:dwellings and accessory buildings erected--under-Ithe 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 An 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 a;? be contiguous, or if not contiguous, in parcels of not less than.one acrer,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. ,_B Provision shall be made .so that the openland shall, be restricted to recreational, educational,_'.conservation or - ; park uses. All openland shall be'permanently dedicated, i4y covenant or comparable legal,,instrument or instru- -