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Article 7: Subdivisi99 <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> 7.12.3 Criteria in the Rural Buffer(RB)Zoning District3o <br /> Flexible developments may be approved in the Rural Buffer zoning district upon the following <br /> criteria: <br /> (A) The tract is a minimum of 10 acres. <br /> (B) Allowed water supply and wastewater treatment systems are available for residential <br /> service, and each lot is served by separate water supply and sanitary sewage <br /> connections. <br /> (C) The total number of lots proposed for the tract, excluding parcels of reserved Common <br /> Open Space, is not greater than the number determined by dividing the gross land area <br /> (excluding public and private road rights-of-way) by the minimum lot size required for the <br /> Rural Buffer zoning district and Watershed Protection Overlay District requirements for <br /> University Lake Watershed, if applicable. <br /> (D) The Common Open Space reserved within the tract conforms to Section 7.11. <br /> (E) Common Open Space shall not include areas devoted to public or private vehicular <br /> streets. <br /> - , . 1 - <br /> . • <br /> �31 <br /> 7.13.37.12.4 Common Open Space Standards <br /> (A) Minimum Required Lots Size and Common Open Space <br /> (1) Where a-developer subdivider elects to seek approval of a Major Subdivision <br /> utilizing the Flexible Development Option as specified herein, at least 33% of the <br /> total land area in the Flexible Development must be set aside as protected <br /> Common Open Spaceapen--sppace. <br /> (2) Where a subdivider elects to seek approval of a Minor Subdivision utilizing the <br /> Flexible Development Option as specified herein, the development shall provide <br /> at least: <br /> (a) 33-39% of the total land area in Common Open Space areas for <br /> subdivisions with a minimum residential lot size of 43,560 square feet; <br /> (b) 40-44% of the total land area in Common Open Space areas for <br /> subdivisions with a minimum residential lot size of 30,000 square feet; <br /> (c) 45-49% of the total land area in Common Open Space areas for <br /> subdivisions with a minimum residential lot size of 20,000 square feet; <br /> (d) 50-59% of the total land area in Common Open Space areas for <br /> subdivisions with a minimum residential lot size of 15,000 <br /> square feet. <br /> (e) 60% or more of the total land area in Common Open Space areas for <br /> subdivisions with a minimum residential lot size of 10,000 square feet. <br /> 30 Original language from Section 7.12.2 Cluster Developments of the UDO updated to use the term "Flexible" <br /> rather than "Cluster". For more information please refer to Footnote number 23. <br /> 31 Language is unnecessary given wording in Section 7.12.2 (E)of the proposed amendment. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-41 <br />