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f 225 D.2 Conservation option For lots created as part of a conservation development, the minimum lot area, lot width, and setback requirements as specified in Article 4.1.2 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance shall apply except as permitted below. • For each conservation lot, buildable and conservation s_ areas must be defined. The buildable area must be of -- — sufficient size to accommodate a single-family detached dwelling and customary accessory uses, including, but not limited to, storage buildings and garages,patios and c,,,R„d decks, lawns, and driveways. �...o.r 0 The conservation area of each lot; e.g., that portion of 0 the lot to be preserved as open space, shall include designated Primary and/or Secondary Conservation Areas. A septic system may be located in a conservation W area provided it does not occupy more than half of the PMM conservation area nor any part of a Primary Conservation R� Area. • The use of the conservation development option is best suited for sites which front on arterial and collector "t+d roads, and/or are characterized by limited sewage disposal sites, especially areas with floodplams and alluvial soils, wetlands, and steep slopes (e.g., 15% or greater). As such, the conservation area of each lot Under the conservation option, at least 33% of the should be comprised of Primary and Secondary subdivision area is preserved as open space through Conservations Areas which seek to preserve these a conservation easement applied to individual lots. features. a Only the conservation area designated for each lot may be counted toward meeting the minimum open space reqtzirement. Lots and tracts designated exclasively as conservation area may also be counted toward meeting the open space regiiinemem • Provided the anangemeut, design, and shape of conservation lots is such that lots provide satisfactory and desirable sites for building;contribute to the preservation of designated Primary and/or Secondary Conservation Areas; and satisfy all buiiding/conservation area standards, conservation lots may platted in accordance with following standards: O The minimum vx mred lot width may be reduced to 100 feet. O The mnmmm required lot frontage may be reduced to not less than 20 feet for flag lots, and lots fromting on cul-de-sacs and "T" tnmamunds. O Public and private street rights-of-way may be included in the calculation of the lot size,provided the lot size is of sufficient size to accommodate an adequate building site.Only one-half of the sum right- of-way fronting on each lot may be counted for this purpose. • Conservation lots shall be restricted against further subdivision through deed restrictions and/or conservation easements. Primary and Secondary Development Arens located in portions of lots designated for conservation shall be restricted against farther development through conservation easements and/or deed restrictions. Flexible Development 11