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Article 7: Subdivisio o <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> (4) Ownership by individual property owners, of estate lots only, where specific <br /> development restrictions and maintenance requirements are included as part of <br /> restrictive covenants and/or permanent conservation easements applicable to <br /> such lots. <br /> (F) Maintenance of Common Open Space <br /> (1) Natural features shall be maintained in their natural condition, but may be <br /> modified to improve their appearance, function or overall condition, as <br /> recommended by experts in the particular area being modified. Permitted <br /> modifications may include the following: <br /> (a) Reforestation; <br /> (b) Woodland management; <br /> (c) Pasture or cropland management; <br /> (d) Buffer area landscaping; <br /> (e) Stream bank protection; and/or <br /> (f) Wetlands management <br /> (2) Unless accepted for dedication or otherwise agreed to by the County, another <br /> unit of local government, the state or a private nonprofit land conservancy, the <br /> cost and responsibility of maintaining open space and any facilities located <br /> thereon shall be borne by the property owner and/or homeowner's association. <br /> 7.13.17.12.5 Development Standards <br /> Plats for Major Subdivisions utilizing the Flexible Development subdivision platsOption-shall be <br /> prepared in accordance with one or more of the following development options: Estate Lot <br /> Option; Conservation-Cluster Option; Village Option. <br /> (A) Estate Lot Option <br /> For lots created as part of an estate lot development, the following standards apply: <br /> (1) Each estate lot shall have a lot size of at least four acres. <br /> (2) For each estate lot, a building envelope (buildable area)shall be defined of <br /> sufficient size to accommodate a single-family detached dwelling and customary <br /> accessory uses, including, but not limited to, storage buildings and garages, <br /> patios and decks, lawns, and driveways, septic systems including repair areas <br /> and well sites. <br /> (3) The building envelope of an estate lot may not exceed 50%of the total lot area <br /> and shall not include designated Primary and/or Secondary Conservation Open <br /> Space Areas. <br /> (4) Only the area outside of the building envelope of an estate lot may be counted <br /> toward meeting the minimum open space requirement. To the highest degree <br /> possible, the open space area shall be contiguous to open space designated on <br /> the adjacent lot(s) and shall not include required front yard and side yard <br /> setbacks unless the front or side yard contains significant primary or secondary <br /> Primary or Secondary Open Space Areas. <br /> (5) A septic system repair area and/or well can be located within the secondary <br /> conservationSecondary Open Space Area area provided the land designated for <br /> the septic system and/or well is not more than one quarter of the secondary <br /> Secondary Open Space Area a of the lot. No septic system, <br /> repair area and/or well can be located in the primary conservation areaPrimary <br /> Open Space Area of a lot. <br /> (6) Each building envelope on an estate lot shall adhere to the following spacing <br /> standards: <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-49 <br />