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IV-B9-d Ownership of and Conveyance of Cluster Recreation/Open Space 6 t a Cluster recreation/oWn space shall be dedicated M blic unless the Board of Commissioners finds that the size, location. tvl2e of development or cost of development or maintenance of such space or the availability of public oWn/recreation space would make public use undesirable or unnecessary b The applicant may reQuest that the cluster recreation/open space be designated for private use. C. If cluster open/recreation space is not dedicated for public use, it shall be subJe to o roved legal arrangements sufficient to assure its maintenance and preservation for the intended purpose as provided in Section V - Specifications for Plat Drawings. d Open space designed to protect environmental resources identified in "An Inventory of Sites of Cultural. Historic. Recreational. Biological. and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange C unty" or "Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange Coun North Carolina" shall be adeQuately protected through dedication of conservation easements, dedication to Orange C o , , restrictive covenants, or other means found appropriate for the long-term preservation of the particular site or resource. ;V B 9-e Approval of Major Subdivision Preliminary Plan or Minor Subdivision Final Plat (Fbr Cluster Subdivisjons) An =roved mAjor subdivision 12relimin= l2lan or minor subdivision Final Plat shall provide for a total environment better than that which could be achieved under standard regulations and must meet the following criteria: (a) Individual lots buildings and streets shall be designed and situated to minimize alteration of the natural site features to be preserved. fh) The usability of cluster open/recreation space shall be determined by the size, sha=- tol2og=hic and location requirements spccified Section IV-B-7-b. (c) Cluster oven space shall include irreplaceable natural features such as, but not limited to, streamer s. ificant stands of trees—individual trees of significant size and/or species. uncommon plant communities. wildlife habitats and rock outcroppn3ngs (d) Cluster recreation space shall be easily accessible to pedestrians, including the handicapped.