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Article 7: Subdivisi99 <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> {F) Diversity and originality in lot layout shall be encouraged to achieve the best possible <br /> {G) Up to one fourth of the land with slopes greater than 15% may be removed or altered <br /> only when such slopes are small and isolated and do not otherwise adversely affect the <br /> design of the development. <br /> {H) At least 20% of the gross land area is designated as common open space. <br /> { (J) No more than 50% of the required common open space shall be used exclusively for <br /> sewage treatment systems, utilities, or other uses which prohibit access by the residents <br /> of the cluster subdivision. This restriction does not apply to areas of historic or natural <br /> significance which may be protected by access restrictions. <br /> In addition to the requirements outlined in Article 2 regarding Major Subdivision Preliminary <br /> {A) Application shall be identified as a Cluster Development Subdivision. <br /> {B) A precise description of the extent to which the proposed modifications depart from the <br /> standard requirements of the applicable zoning district and the reasons for such <br /> {C) The location, type and area of the common open space and the adequacy of the amount <br /> and function of the open space in terms of densities and dwelling types proposed. <br /> {D) Written site analysis accompanies by an illustrative site map, which identifies the <br /> {1) Slopes 7% 15%, <br /> {2) Slopes 15% and greater, <br /> {3) Existing vegetation, <br /> {4) Significant stands of trees, <br /> {5) Significant examples of a particular species of tree occurring in a native stand <br /> {6) Drainage and waterways, <br /> {7) Special flood hazard areas, <br /> {8) Significant rock outcroppings, <br /> {9) Significant scenic vistas, <br /> {10) Soils with limitations for on-site wastewater systems and building development, <br /> {11) The manner in which the plan makes adequate provision for water and <br /> {12) The relationship of the plan to the physical environment, the neighborhood in <br /> which it is proposed to be established and the intent of the provisions providing <br /> for the establishment of a cluster subdivision. <br /> FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENTS <br /> 7.13.17.12.1 Purpose <br /> (A) The purpose of Flexible Development is to preserve agricultural and forestry lands, <br /> natural and cultural features, environmentally sensitive areas, and areas with potential for <br /> maintaining the rural community character of the rural community that might otherwise be <br /> lost for marginalized with a conventional development-approache-s. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-39 <br />