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Article 7: Subdivision <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> Identified as part of: <br /> a. The "Flood Insurance Study: Orange County, .C.," <br /> prepared by the Federal Emergency Maria'-ment <br /> Agency (FEMA); and <br /> b. The "Orange County, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the <br /> U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service. <br /> (iii) Steep Slopes <br /> Defined as those greater than 25%, ider ified as part of: <br /> a. The "Orange County, N.C. S.il Survey," prepared by the <br /> U.S.D.A. Soil Conservatio Service; and/or <br /> b. A site analysis conducte. by a registered engineer, land <br /> surveyor, landscape a hitect, architect or land planner <br /> and calculated using opographic maps from an actual <br /> survey or from the .S. Geological Survey. <br /> (iv) Natural Areas and/or dlife Habitats <br /> s identified as part . : <br /> a. The "Inve'tory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats," <br /> as prepared by the Triangle Land Conservancy; <br /> b. A req Sired environmental assessment or environmental <br /> p.ct statement; and/or <br /> c. A' •ndependent site study conducted by a trained <br /> •ota'ist and/or biologist. <br /> (v) Hist. is and Ar aeological Sites <br /> Li- ed on the Nati. al Register of Historic Places or included on <br /> e state's national r:•ister study list, designated as a local <br /> historic landmark, designated as a local historic district, and/or <br /> identified as having a his potential for archaeological remains <br /> as part of: <br /> a. The "Chapel Hill Tow'ship Architectural Survey: Final <br /> Report"; <br /> b. The "Orange County Mul .•le Property Documentation <br /> Form: Historic Resources o Orange County"; <br /> c. "An Archaeological Survey o -ortions of Orange <br /> County, N.C."; <br /> d. A required environmental assess ent or environmental <br /> impact statement; and/or <br /> e. An independent site study conducte• •y a trained <br /> architectural historian or archaeologist. <br /> Where a historic or archaeological site is to be set -.side as a <br /> separate lot, and preserved and/or restored as part • a flexible <br /> development, the entire area within the lot may be cre•.ted <br /> toward meeting the minimum open space requirement. <br /> (vi) Wildlife Corridors <br /> As identified in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. <br /> (e) A single, connected area of open space that meets one or more of the <br /> definitions of Primary Open Space Conservation Area in (d) above may <br /> be expanded by up to 20% of its area to provide an additional buffer. <br /> Although the expanded area might not meet any other definitions of <br /> Primary Conservation Open Space Area, it may be considered as such, <br /> except that: <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-44 <br />