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55 <br /> o They are located and/or constructed so as to have no adverse impacts on <br /> floodplains and alluvial soils; steep slopes;wetlands;natural areas, and wildlife <br /> habitats and corridors; and historic and archaeological sites. <br /> j. Estate lots, meeting the standards of Section IV-B-10-D-1. <br /> k. Villages, meeting the standards of Section IV-B-10-D-4. <br /> Comment. The list of permitted uses is consistent with the approach recommended by Randall Arendt, the <br /> recommendations of the Rural Character Study Committee, and the model provisions of the <br /> Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Land Preservation District. The estate lot option has been <br /> added to allow undisturbed open space on estate lots to be credited toward meeting the open space <br /> requirement. The village option has been added as a modified form of cluster development which <br /> allows dwelling units to be clustered around a village center, with open space preserved <br /> surrounding the village. The village option is based on standards contained in the Loudoun <br /> County, Virginia General Plan. <br /> The provisions regarding active recreation sites have been included, in pan, since the approach <br /> is consistent with the recommendations of the Rural Character Study Committee. It is also <br /> consistent with the general recommendations of Randall Arendt, e.g., not more than 50 percent <br /> of active recreation areas should be counted. <br /> �ic�e `���� i�tit': rz?�asx There are four "community parks'fZ5 acresl48% active recreation) <br /> and four "district parks" (75 acres/16% active recreation)proposed in the Master Recreation and <br /> Parks Plan. These parks will occupy 400 acres or 1 110th of one percent of the total county land <br /> area. In comparison,the network of natural areas and wildlife corridors shown in Section I would <br /> encompass 21,147 acres or 8.3 percent of the county land area. <br /> Joyner Comment: Same comment as on Page 4. <br /> 2. Location of Open Space. The location of open space conserved through Flexible Development shall be <br /> consistent with the following standards: <br /> a. Open space shall be comprised of two types of land: "Primary Conservation Areas" and <br /> "Secondary Conservation Areas". <br /> b. Primary Conservation Areas consist of the following site features: <br /> • Wetlands; <br /> • Floodplains and alluvial soils; <br /> • Slopes greater than 25%; <br /> • Natural areas, and wildlife corridors and habitats; and/or <br /> • Historic and archaeological sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places or <br /> included on the State's National Register study list, designated as a local historic <br /> landmark, and/or located in a local historic district. <br /> Because they represent sensitive environmental features and/or significant cultural resources <br /> considered unbuildable in a legal or practical sense, Primary Conservation Areas are to be the first <br /> type of open space designated on a Flexible Development Concept Plan to satisfy the thirty-three <br /> percent (33%)open space requirement. <br /> C. Secondary Conservation Areas consist of the following site features: <br /> • Woodlands; <br /> Flexible Development 5 <br />