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5 <br />Proposed Amendments to the <br />ZONING ORDINANCE, ORANGE COUNTY, N. C. <br />(Amendments proposed by the Planning Board are highlighted in bold underlined; <br />deletions proposed by the Planning Board are shown in print. Additional <br />amendments proposed by the Planning staff are highlighted in bold italic print; <br />deletions are noted by print.) <br />ARTICLE 22 <br />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) An "estate lot" approach where all land is subdivided into lots four <br />(4) acres or greater in size, building s{5A~6} lot area including <br />setbacks are established on 50% #e~ of each lot, and the land <br />area outside such li~-i~t6 area is preserved as open space <br />provided that front and side yard setback areas shall not be <br />counted toward meeting the minimum open space requirement <br />except as specified by provisions of Article IV-B-10 Section <br />D.1: or <br />STAFF NOTE: <br />PROPOSED LANGUAGE CLARIFIES THE PROVISIONS FOR OPEN SPACE AND BUILDABLE LOT AREA <br />FOR THE ESTATE APPROACH. <br />~~ ~~ <br />STAFF NOTE: <br />DELETING THIS DEFINITION IT NECESSARY FOR CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE ZONING ORDINANCE <br />AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. <br />g:lmay599\flexdev. not\5-13-99\kl <br />