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57 <br /> • Fee simple dedication to Orange County, <br /> another unit of local government, the <br /> State of North Carolina or a private non- <br /> profit land conservancy. Owned <br /> by <br /> o <br /> Homeowners <br /> • Dedication of conservation easements to .-� Association <br /> Orange County, another unit of local I <br /> government, the State of North Carolina <br /> or a private non-profit land conservancy. . •.. �_,T <br /> Such easements may apply to a single <br /> property owned by a homeowners <br /> association and/or to all or portions of <br /> individual lots owned by one or more -� \ <br /> Property owners. <br /> • Ownership by a homeowners association r—110. <br /> where specific development restrictions <br /> and maintenance requirements are Dedicated to a <br /> included as part of its bylaws and local government <br /> or to a <br /> restrictive covenants. conservation t <br /> group-- <br /> • Ownership by individual property Open space areas and/or easements may be dedicated <br /> owners, especially estate lot owners, to a overnmental unit or owned <br /> g by a homeowners <br /> where specific development restrictions <br /> association (Montgomery County Land Preservation <br /> and maintenance requirements are District). <br /> included as part of restrictive covenants <br /> applicable to such lots. <br /> Comment: These provisions are based principally upon the recommendations of the Rural Character Study <br /> Committee. The individual owner option has been added to allow undisturbed open space on estate <br /> lots to be credited toward meeting the open space requirement. <br /> 4. Maintenance of Open Space. Natural features shall be maintained in their natural condition,but may be <br /> modified to improve their appearance, functioning,or overall condition,as recommended by experts in the <br /> particular area being modified. Permitted modifications may include: <br /> • Reforestation; <br /> • Woodland management; <br /> • Pasture or cropland management; <br /> • Buffer area landscaping; <br /> • Stream bank protection; and/or <br /> • Wetlands management. <br /> Unless accepted for dedication or otherwise agreed to by Orange County,another unit of local government, <br /> the State of North Carolina or a private non-profit land conservancy, the cost and responsibility of <br /> maintaining open space and any facilities located thereon shall be borne by the property owner and/or <br /> homeowners association. <br /> Comment: This provision is based on similar wording contained in the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania <br /> Land Preservation District model zoning ordinance and sets basic standards for the maintenance <br /> of open space. <br /> Flexible Development 7 <br />