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r 101 Criteria for evaluating suitability of. proposed recreation areas shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) La atiOl.. , Land provided or dedicated for recreation purposes shall be located so as to serve the needs of the immediate residents of the subdivision. Recreation areas shall be centrally. located so as to provide, insofar as possible, equal accessibility to all residents of the subdivision; provided, however, recreation areas may be approved in other locations where land more suited for recreational purposes due to shape, level slopes and/or dry soil conditions is present. (b) thily,, Land provided or dedicated for recreation purposes shall be a single parcel except where it is determined that two (2) or more parcels are suited to the needs of a particular subdivision. The Planning Board may recommend, and the Board of Commissioners may require, the provision or dedication of a connecting path in addition to the land required in Section IV-B-7-b-2 of this Ordinance. Where a connecting path is necessary, a path of up to fifty (50) feet in width may be required, but in no case shall the path be less than thirty (30) feet in width. (c) Acoasaibilii Land provided or dedicated for recreational purposes shall have at least fifty (50) feet of frontage on at least one (1) street within the subdivision. Where a recreation area is centrally located with respect to the residents of the subdivision but is not accessible due to lot arrangement , the Planning Board may recommend, and the Board of Commissioners may require, the provision or dedication of connecting paths which link the recreation area with other streets within the subdivision. (see figure below) Connecting paths so required shall be in addition to the land required in Section IV-B-7--b-2 of this Ordinance. Connecting paths of up to fifty (50) feet in width may be required but in no case shall the paths be less than thirty (30) feet in width.