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, r 234 O The village proper may be composed of four uses:Storefront Uses, Townimme Uses, single-family detached Residential Uses, and Workshop Uses. These uses and the standards applicable to each are described on the following pages. • The village conservancy is a continuous open space area surrounding the village proper,representing the land firm which dwellings have been transferred to the village proper. In lieu of a continuous open space area, a village conservancy may consist of open space and estate lots, provided all estate lots meet the standards of Section D.1. O Open space within the village conservancy shall consist of designated Primary and/or Secondary Conservation Areas. O The amount of land set aside as open space in the village conservancy shall comprise at least thirty- three percent(33%)of the total land area in the subdivision and shall be no less than 100 feet in width at any place, except for short connecting links. O Primary and Secondary Conservation Areas within the village conservancy shall be restricted from further development through dedication to Orange County,another unit of local government,the State of North Carolina, a private non-profit land conservancy or a homeowners association, inchrding the recording of conservation easements. The specific standards applicable to the village proper and its component parts are described on the following pages. Comment The "village option" is based, in part, on an earlier recommendation of the Rural Character Study Committee; e.g., the "rural village" concept. It has been added as a modified form of cluster development which allows dwelling units to be clustered around a village center, with open space preserved surrounding the village. This concept has been given more structure using standards developed as part of Loudoun County, Virginia's "rural village" strategy.Further structure was given to the proposal using the neo-traditional town-making principles of Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. It should be noted that another form of "village" referred to as a "Village subdivision" could be created without the use of this option. The village could be created by using the estate lot, conservation, and/or cluster options, grouping residential lots around or adjacent to lots on which are constricted permitted non-residential uses such as churches, day cane centers, etc. Additional non- residential uses such as country stores and inns or bed-and breakfast establishments could be considered for addition to the permitted use table of the Zoning Ordinance. Flexible Development 20