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PART FIVE -OPEN SPACE: <br />The Open Space management plan differs from the Landscape Design standards outlined within <br />PART FOUR of this document in the following manner: The preservation of Open Space is <br />designed to address off-site impacts that may be experienced on adjacent properties versus the <br />need to address the internal aspect of the development. (i.e. landscaping) to provide relief from <br />internal development issues. <br />To that end, the BVPD project shall adhere to the following Open Space management standards: <br />1. The eastern portion of the project shall abide by the following Open Space requirements: <br />a. There shall be a one hundred fifty (150) foot undisturbed, natural buffer along the <br />perimeter of the BVPD property directly adjacent to the Clearview single-family <br />residential subdivision that is located along West Ten Road, <br />b. There shall be a ^,,,, ~..,,r,a,.,,a ~'~~~~ ~' ~~`twenty-five (25) (J Parker April 29, 2008) <br />foot undisturbed, natural buffer along the eastern property line of the BVPD <br />property. The developer reserves the right to request a reduction of this required <br />Open Space if the adjacent properties are developed for non-residential purposes. <br />2. The northern portion of the project, rnnning parallel with Interstate 85, shall abide by the <br />following Open Space requirements: <br />a. There shall be a one hundred (100) foot undisturbed, natural buffer along the <br />northern property line running parallel with Interstate 85 or as approved herein_ <br />This shall not prohibit the development, maintenance, and location of walkiza~ <br />tl•ails or natural pathways within. the development (J Parker April 29, 2008), <br />b. The developer shall thin existing vegetation to create visual breaks within this <br />buffer in approximately sixty percent (60%) of the required Open Space, in <br />accordance with the Orange County regulations and the following standards: <br />i. These areas shall only be utilized to develop stormwater retention ponds. <br />There shall be no permanent structure erected within this area that are <br />intended to provide a service consistent with the BVPD project (i.e. a <br />commercial business). Sia-uctures that are acceptable for development <br />within. this area shall be those intended to support stormwater retentions. <br />operations i.e. pump houses~or utility structures (J Parker April 29, 2008) , <br />ii. Disturbed vegetation will be replaced with indigenous, drought resistant <br />vegetation that will achieve a height of six (6) feet within five (5) years in an <br />effort to re-establish the opaque nature of the buffer, <br />iii. Within the remaining are of Open Space, the developer will `hand clear' any <br />existing vegetation of nuisance, scrub, or dead foliage so long as a minimum <br />of fifty-four (54) trees per acre is maintained at all times. <br />3. The western portion of the project, rnnning parallel with Buckhorn Road, shall abide by <br />the following Open Space requirements: <br />41 <br />