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{ <br /> 43 <br /> 1-21-93 Final Version <br /> 3 . Structures and sites identified in the countywide <br /> inventory of historic and archaeological sites. <br /> 4 . -Sites other than the above which are identified as <br /> significant as part of a required Environmental <br /> Assessment (EA) and/or Environmental Impact Statement <br /> (EIS) . <br /> 5 . Up to 50 percent of the area of nitrification fields for <br /> community and/or individual ground absorption sewage <br /> disposal systems, provided approval of such systems is <br /> obtained from the Orange County Division of Environmental <br /> Health or the North Carolina Division of Environmental <br /> Management, whichever is applicable. <br /> However, there are two means by which 100% of the field <br /> may be counted as open space: <br /> A) Where nitrification fields are designed in <br /> accordance with environmentally-sensitive <br /> development recommendations in the Rural Orange <br /> Design Guidebook, provided the open space uses would <br /> not be active recreational facilities, or <br /> other uses deemed inappropriate as per state and <br /> local health regulations. <br /> B) , Additionally, open space left entirely in its <br /> ' natural state (where the natural state is not active <br /> recreation) . Nitrification fields may not occupy <br /> portions of the site identified in #2 , #3, and #7 . <br /> 6 . Agricultural and forestry activities which involve the <br /> cultivation of soil for the production of crops, <br /> including but not limited to fruits, vegetables, flowers, <br /> and ornamental plants, the planting and production of <br /> trees and timber; and the raising of livestock, for <br /> individual and public use, consumption, and marketing. <br /> Open water bodies may also be counted as open space <br /> 7 . Active and passive public recreation sites identified in <br /> the County's Master Recreation & Parks Plan, including <br /> district and community parks owned by the County. <br /> 8 . Private or other public recreational facilities such as <br /> open vegetated fields for recreational activities such as <br /> golf courses, driving ranges, baseball and soccer fields <br /> may count partially in fulfilling open space <br /> requirements . However, since many of these facilities may <br /> not fully achieve the goals of this study, this type of <br /> .23 <br />