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Article 7: Subdivision <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> All Flexible Development plans shall, unless the open space is to <br /> preserve conservation values that require minimal disturbance, provide <br /> open space access to the public at large and/or subdivision residents, in <br /> accordance with Section 7.13.3(D).7.12.4 <br /> (c) Size and Shape <br /> The usefulness of open space can be lessened when it is fragmented or <br /> shaped in long narrow segments. The most functional open space is <br /> large enough to maximize the benefits to ecological, environmental, <br /> cultural, recreational and/or visual uses. Size and shape requirements <br /> are listed in Section 7.13.67.12.4. <br /> (9) An open space plan may use other land characteristics as well, if a direct link to <br /> the goals of(5) and (6) above is shown. <br /> (C) Types of Common Open Space <br /> The types of Common Open Space dedicated through Flexible <br /> Development shall be consistent with the following standards and shall be comprised of <br /> two types of land: "Primary Conservation Open Space Areas" and "Secondary <br /> Conservation Open Space Areas". <br /> (1) Primary Open Space Areas <br /> (a) These areas have sensitive environmental features and/or significant <br /> cultural resource areas, which may make them legally or practically <br /> unbuildable. <br /> {a) <br /> (b) These areas are the first open spaces to be chosen towards meeting <br /> the minimum 33% requirement. <br /> (c) For Major and Minor Subdivisions utilizing the Flexible Design Option, <br /> Secondary Open Space Conservation Areas may not be counted <br /> towards the 33% requirement unless all potential Primary Open Space <br /> Conservation Areas, other than those listed in (e) below, have been set <br /> aside. <br /> (d) Primary Conservation Open Space Areas include: <br /> (i) Wetlands <br /> Including, but not limited to, streams, creeks, pon•-, reservoirs, <br /> stormwater management facilities for waters -, protection <br /> purposes, and adjoining land areas iden . .-d as part of: <br /> a. The National Wetlands I -ntory Maps for the county, <br /> prepared by the U.S sh and Wildlife Service; <br /> b. The "Orange Co. ty, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the <br /> U.S.D.A. S. onservation Service; <br /> c. The "I -ntory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats," <br /> a-+m epared by the Triangle Land Conservancy; <br /> d. AND A,T satellite data collected and analyzed under <br /> the Albem. --Pamlico Estuarine Study; <br /> e. A required env' . mental assessment or environmental <br /> impact statement; a . or <br /> f. A site analysis conducte• • a registered engineer, land <br /> surveyor, landscape architec , chitect or land planner <br /> using data from the U.S. Army Co . of Engineers. <br /> (ii) Floodplains (100-year) and Alluvial Soils <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-43 <br />