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Ordinance as Approved by BOCC <br />3) Major Subdivision, Class A Special Use, Urban Designated (21 -79 <br />Lots) - -A tract of land in an Urban Designated area that is proposed for <br />a subdivision of 21 -79 lots. <br />4) Major Subdivision, Planned Development, Rural Designated (41+ <br />Lots) -- A tract of land in a Rural Designated area that is proposed for a <br />subdivision of 41 or more lots. <br />5) Major Subdivision, Planned Development, Urban Designated (80+ - <br />Lots) -- A tract of land in an Urban Designated area that is proposed for <br />a subdivision of 80 or more lots. <br />For the purpose of determining whether a subdivision is a Major <br />Subdivision, Class A Special Use (Rural Designated or Urban Designated), <br />or a Major Subdivision, Planned Development, (Rural Designated or <br />Urban Designated) the number of lots created shall be determined by <br />counting the cumulative number of lots created, through subdivisions, on a <br />tract or parcel of land as the boundaries of said tract or parcel of land <br />existed in the Land Records of Orange County as of <br />[the effective date of these Amendments] <br />Rural Designated — For property that is not located in Urban Designated <br />areas as defined in these definitions. <br />Urban Designated — For property that is located within a Transition Area as <br />identified in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan and also <br />within a Primary Service Area as defined by the Water and Sewer <br />Management Planning and the Boundary Agreement and Map adopted <br />December 3, 2001 and as either may be amended from time to time. <br />Wetlands - Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground <br />water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under <br />normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically <br />adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include <br />swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. (Definition taken from EPA <br />regulations at 40 CFR Section 230.3(t) and COE Regulations at 33 CFR <br />Section 328.3(b), as of July 2 "d, 2002) <br />Section 5. ZONING ORDINANCE. Amend Article 4.1 by inserting the following after the <br />last paragraph of Article 4.1: <br />** Within all districts certain subdivisions of land must meet additional <br />requirements and be approved either as a Class A Special Use or as a <br />Planned Development Special Use as follows: <br />