University of Minnesota Extension

WW-07059     1998  

RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT:

     Fact Sheet Series


One in a series of four publications designed to assist local community leaders, city officials, developers and homeowners in creating viable residential cluster developments and management structures within their communities. The series includes:

1. Overview of Key Issues

Definitions, goals and zoning implications, including important considerations of the long-term management of open space within a cluster development. By Mathew Mega et. al., University of Minnesota and SRF Consulting Group.

2. Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems

Summarizes design, siting and permitting of alternatives to municipal wastewater treatment plants or individual septic tanks with drainfields. Includes design features for eight alternative systems. By J. L. Anderson, et. al., University of Minnesota.

3. Storm Water Management

Fundamentals of storm water management, highlighting a natural system of storm water management. Describes an existing subdivision that benefited from this type of design. By Robert D. Sykes, University of Minnesota.

4. Management Options

Basic management concepts used in new residential cluster developments and options available to municipalities and developers when establishing a management structure. By Mathew Mega et al., University of Minnesota and SRF Consulting Group.

Acknowledgments
Produced by Communications, University of Minnesota Extension Service with funding provided by the Metropolitan Council and a University of Minnesota Extension Service Collegiate Program Leader Collaborative Grant.

Ordering Information
To order the full series of four fact sheets, contact the University of Minnesota Extension Store at (800) 876-8636 or in the Twin Cities at (612) 625-8173, or your local Extension office.

Other Resources
These resources from the University of Minnesota Extension Service are available through your county Extension office or by calling the Extension Store at: Twin Cities local 624-4900 or Outstate 1-800-876-8636

Septic System Owner's Guide EP-6769
Septic Systems Revealed video VH-6768

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Funding for these publications provided by the Metropolitan Council and a University of Minnesota Extension Service Collegiate Program Leader Collaborative Grant. For ordering information call (612) 625-8173.

Produced by Communication and Educational Technology Services, University of Minnesota Extension.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this material is available in alternative formats upon request. Please contact your University of Minnesota Extension office or the Extension Store at (800) 876-8636.


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