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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14. <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />(4) The term "primary conservation areas" shall mean: <br />a. Areas containing slopes greater than 25% <br />b. Hardwood areas identified on the Carrboro Natural Constraints Map <br />C. Wetlands as defined pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act <br />d. Floodplains <br />e. With respect to streams designated on the adopted Stream Classification Map <br />of Carrboro, those areas within an average perpendicular distance of sixty feet <br />from the edge of the floodway of the stream, if the floodway is designated on <br />the "Flood Boundary and Flood Map" prepared by the U.S. Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development, or sixty feet from the centerline of the <br />stream where the floodway is not designated on this map. <br />f. Lakes and ponds; <br />(5) The term "secondary conservation areas" shall mean: <br />a. Areas containing slopes greater than 15% but not more than 25 %; <br />b. Wooded areas other than hardwood areas identified on the Carrboro Natural <br />Constraints Map; <br />C. Vistas along entranceways to the town; <br />d. Other areas containing unusual natural features (such as major rock <br />formations); <br />f. Other environmentally, historically or archaeologically significant or unique <br />areas. <br />(b) The first line of subsection 15- 198(d) is amended by changing the phrase "50 lots" to "25 <br />lots ". Subdivision (3) of this same subsection is also amended by adding thereto the following new <br />sentence: "The play fields required by this subsection shall be located such that 90% of the lots or dwelling <br />units within any development that is required to install such play field are within 1,500 feet of a play field <br />installed to meet the requirements of this subsection, unless the developer demonstrates by clear and <br />convincing evidence that adherence to this requirement would not be feasible." <br />(c) Subsections 15- 198(e) and (f) are repealed. Subsection 15- 198(f) shall be shown as <br />"Reserved," and a new subsection 15- 198(e) shall provide as follows: <br />(e) Subject to subsection (g), if a tract where a residential development is <br />proposed contains any of the areas defined above as primary conservation areas, then such <br />. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . <br />Page 4 of 35 <br />