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IV-B-9-d Ownership of and Conveyance of Cluster Recreation/Open Space 6 <br /> a. Cluster recreation/open space shall be dedicated public unless the <br /> Board of Commissioners finds that the size. location, type of <br /> development or cost of development or maintenance of such space or <br /> the availability of public open/recreation space would make ,public use <br /> undesirable or unnecessary. <br /> b. The applicant may reQuest that the cluster recreation/opgn space be <br /> designated for private use. <br /> C. If cluster open/recreation space is not dedicated for public use, it shall <br /> be subject to approved legal arrangements sufficient to assure its <br /> maintenance and preservation for the intended purpose as provided in <br /> Section V - Specifications for Plat Drawings. <br /> d. Open space designed to protect environmental resources identified in <br /> "An Inventory of Sites of Cultural. Historic, Recreational. Biological. <br /> and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange <br /> County" or "Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of <br /> Orange County. North Carolina" shall be adequately protected <br /> through dedication of conservation easements. dedication to Orange <br /> County- restrictive covenants. or other means.found appropriate for <br /> the long-term preservation of the particular site or resource. <br /> IV-B-9-e Approval of Major Subdivision Preliminary Plan or Minor Subdivision <br /> Final Plat ftr Cluster Subdivisions) <br /> An approved major subdivision preliminary plan or minor subdivision <br /> Final Plat shall provide for a total environment better than that which could <br /> be achieved under standard regulations and must meet the following criteria: <br /> (a) Individual lots, buildings and streets shall be designed and situated to <br /> minimize alteration of the natural site features to be preserved <br /> (b) The usability of cluster open/recreation space shall be determined b,.,y, <br /> the size, shape. topographic and location requirements specified in <br /> Section IV-B-7-b. <br /> �C) Cluster ope�pace shall include irreplaceable natural features such ac <br /> but not limited to. streams. significant stands of trees individual trees <br /> of significant size and/or species unco_ mmon plant co munkji & <br /> wildlife habitats and rock outcroppings= <br /> (d) Cluster recreation space shall be easily accessible to pedestrians <br /> including the handicapped. <br />