Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
5 <br />AMENDMENT 1 AMEND THE DEFINITION OF FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN SECTION II <br />DEFINITIONS TO REFLECT CHANGES PROPOSED THROUGHOUT SECTION IV-B-10. <br />A. CLARIFY LANGUAGE AND ADD LANGUAGE TO DEFINITION OF THE ESTATE LOT APPROACH <br />THAT CLARIFIES PROVISIONS FOR OPEN SPACE AND BUILDABLE LOT AREA. <br />B. DELETE THE DEFINITION FOR THE CONSERVATION APPROACH AND ADJUST . <br />C. MODIFY THE NAME OF THE CLUSTER APPROACH TO PRESERVE THE CONNOTATION OF <br />"CONSERVATION" AND ADD LANGUAGE TO THE DEFINITION TO SPECIFY THE CONFIGURATION <br />AND OWNERSHIP OF THE OPEN SPACE. <br />SECTION II. DEFINITIONS <br />Amended FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT - A subdivision in which greater flexibility and <br />7-1-96 .design creativity is encouraged and allowed to preserve agricultural and <br />forestry lands, natural and cultural features, and rural community <br />character that might otherwise be lost through conventional development <br />approaches. At least one-third (33%) of the land within a Flexible <br />Development subdivision must be set aside as open space which may be <br />preserved through: <br />(A) (a) An "estate lot" approach where all land is subdivided. into lots four (4) <br />acres or greater in size, building s{gA-°,~e} lot area including <br />setbacks are established on 50% #s;x of each lot, and the land <br />area outside such Fits area is preserved as open space provided <br />that front and side yard setback areas shall not be counted <br />toward meeting the minimum oxen space requirement except <br />as saecified by provisions of Article IV-B-10 Section D 1 • or <br />(B) ~ ~~ ~~ <br />(c) (s b) A "conservation-cluster" approach where lot sizes are reduced <br />and the land saved through such reductions is preserved as open <br />space on separate lots owned and maintained through a <br />homeowners association, anon-profit land conservancy or <br />unit of state of local government; or <br />(d c) A "village" or modified cluster approach where dwelling units are <br />clustered around a village green and supporting shops, and the <br />village is surrounded by open space; or <br />(e d) Some combination of the above. <br />g:\txtamendlflexdev\admin rec. doc\8-17-99Uc1 <br />