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5 <br />1. The location and design of the subdivision is such that it clearly preserves <br />the rural character of the County through: <br />a. The provision of lot sizes and buildina setback lines sianificantl <br />greater than required by the underlying zoning district, including any <br />overlay district requirements, according to the following standards: <br />1) For zoning districts having a minimum lot size of 40,000 square <br />feet or less, all lots in the subdivision must be at least 80,000 <br />square feet. <br />2) For zoning districts having a minimum lot size or per dwelling unit <br />area requirement of 87,120 square feet (two acres), all lots must <br />be at least 130,680 square feet (three acres) except for <br />subdivisions developed as flexible development subdivisions. <br />3) For clustered subdivisions developed as flexible development <br />subdivisions preserving at least 33% of the land in open space, <br />in a zoning district having a minimum lot size or per dwelling <br />unit area requirement of 87,120 square feet (two acres) or <br />greater, all lots must be at least 87,120 square feet (two acres) <br />and the overall density of the subdivision must not exceed one <br />dwelling unit per 130,680 square feet (three acres). <br />4) For all other cases, all lots must be at least five acres. <br />5) Building setbacks in all districts must be at least twice those <br />reauired by Oranae Countv Zonina Ordinance. <br />b. The retention and /or provision of landscaping and use of clustering of <br />dwelling units to screen the view of the subdivision from public roads, <br />maintain a wooded or forested character, maintain scenic views, or <br />preserve wildlife, botanical, historic, archaeological and /or recreation <br />sites; and /or <br />c. The preservation of site features which directiv enhance the special or <br />unique cultural, historical, archaeological or biological characteristics of <br />the immediate area as referenced in "An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, <br />Historic, Recreational, Biological, and Geological Significance in the <br />Unincorporated Portions of Orange County" or, for historic sites, if the <br />site is deemed eligible by the State Historic Preservation Office for <br />inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. <br />- - ■r_[��etrt�r_zrsr_r.�rar�r_� <br />1. The location and design of the subdivision is such that it clearly preserves <br />the rural character of the County through: <br />a. The provision of lot sizes and buildina setback lines sianificantl <br />greater than required by the underlying zoning district, including any <br />overlay district requirements, according to the following standards: <br />1) For zoning districts having a minimum lot size of 40,000 square <br />feet or less, all lots in the subdivision must be at least 80,000 <br />square feet. <br />2) For zoning districts having a minimum lot size or per dwelling unit <br />area requirement of 87,120 square feet (two acres), all lots must <br />be at least 130,680 square feet (three acres) except for <br />subdivisions developed as flexible development subdivisions. <br />3) For clustered subdivisions developed as flexible development <br />subdivisions preserving at least 33% of the land in open space, <br />in a zoning district having a minimum lot size or per dwelling <br />unit area requirement of 87,120 square feet (two acres) or <br />greater, all lots must be at least 87,120 square feet (two acres) <br />and the overall density of the subdivision must not exceed one <br />dwelling unit per 130,680 square feet (three acres). <br />4) For all other cases, all lots must be at least five acres. <br />5) Building setbacks in all districts must be at least twice those <br />reauired by Oranae Countv Zonina Ordinance. <br />b. The retention and /or provision of landscaping and use of clustering of <br />dwelling units to screen the view of the subdivision from public roads, <br />maintain a wooded or forested character, maintain scenic views, or <br />preserve wildlife, botanical, historic, archaeological and /or recreation <br />sites; and /or <br />c. The preservation of site features which directiv enhance the special or <br />unique cultural, historical, archaeological or biological characteristics of <br />the immediate area as referenced in "An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, <br />Historic, Recreational, Biological, and Geological Significance in the <br />Unincorporated Portions of Orange County" or, for historic sites, if the <br />site is deemed eligible by the State Historic Preservation Office for <br />inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. <br />