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Afi. ?. , (c) Floar Area. The minimum livable floor area of any dwelling unit in a Residential Cluster District shall be 1,200 square feet. 1136.06 HEIGHT REGULATIONS. In a Residential Cluster District structures shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following height regulations: (a) Buildings. The height of any dwelling in a residential cluster development shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet. The Planning and Design Commission may, however, allow a greater height where topographic or other conditions warrant such height. (b) Accessory Structures. The height of any accessory structure shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height at the highest point of the roof line, nor more than one story. The height of fences, walls and other accessory structures which are not buildings shall not exceed six (6) feet. (c) Exceptions to Height Limit. Chimneys and antennas located on a main building may exceed the height limit established for buildings but are limited to a maximum height of ten (10) feet above the roof line. Approved street lighting is exempt from the height limitations of subsection (b) hereof. 1136.07 BUILDING SPACING AND YARD REGULATIONS. Dwelling units in a Residential Cluster District may be arranged in various groups, courts, or clusters with open spaces organized and related to the dwellings so as to form a unified composition of buildings and space, and in accordance with the following provisions: (a) Building Spacing. In order to ensure adequate privacy for each dwelling unit, the minimum spacing between buildings shall be determined by the types of walls facing each other and shall be distances required below: (1) When neither of the two walls facing each other contains windows, patios or decks, or the windows are in non-living areas, two dwellings shall be separated by a minimum of 10 feet. (2) When one or both of the walls facing each other contain windows, other than primary windows of living areas, the two dwellings shall be separated by a minimum of 15 feet. (3) When one or both of the walls facing each other contain primary windows of living areas or patios or decks, the two dwellings shall be separated by a minimum of 20 feet. (4) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: "living areas" shall include living rooms, family rooms, great rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms and kitchens; "primary window" means any window in a living space having a sill height of 60 inches or less above the floor. (b) Attached Units. Attached dwellings may be attached side by side or one above the other. 4