ORD-1999-014 Text Amendment - Flexible Development Provisions

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AN ORDINAINACE AMENDING THE ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS SECTION IV-13-10, SECTIONS DA AND D.2 TO CLARIFY AND ENHANCE THE FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS CONCERNING PLACEMENT OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY ORDAINS: SECTION IV-13-10, SUBSECTION DA (DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, ESTATE LOT OPTION) IS REWRITTEN(UNDERLINED TEXT)TO READ AS FOLLOWS. DA Estate Lot Option For lots created as part of an estate lot development, the following standards apply: • Each estate lot shall have a lot size of at least four (4) acres. • For each estate lot, a building envelope (buildable area) shall be defined of sufficient size to accommodate a single-family detached dwelling and customary accessory uses, including, but not limited to, storage buildings and garages, patios and decks, lawns, driveways, septic systems including repair areas and well sites. • The building envelope of an estate lot may not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total lot area and shall not include designated Primary and/or Secondary Conservation Areas. • Only the area outside of the building envelope of an estate lot may be counted toward meeting the minimum open space requirement. To the highest degree possible, the open space area shall be contiguous to open space designated on the adjacent lot(s) and shall not include required front yard and side yard setbacks unless the front or side yard contains significant primary or secondary conservation areas. • A septic system repair area and/or well can be located within the secondary conservation area provided the land designated for the septic system and/or well is not more than one quarter of the secondary conservation area of the lot. No septic system, repair area and/or well can be located in the primary conservation area of a lot.