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10 (a) LcCatiam.. Land 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 p y 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 . Where proposed park sites are shown on the adopted Land Use Plan, and a subdivision contains a portion of the park site, then the recreation. area may be located at the edge of the subdivision so that additional land may be added as adjacent land is subdivided. (b) Unity, Land 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 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) Acces,g1J21lity,, Land 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 not accessible due to lot arrangement , the Planning Board may recommend, and the Board of Commissioners may require , the dedication of connecting paths which link the recreation area with other streets within the subdivision. Connecting paths so required shall begineaddition 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.