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Article 7: Subdivisions 73 <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> (1) Common Open space Space design in subdivision projects shall be planned as <br /> part of a comprehensive project design. <br /> (2) The long-term success of open space is improved when a layout is chosen with a <br /> perspective of future usefulness, efficiency, connectivity and compatibility with <br /> both existing development and other types of open spaces. <br /> (3) Common Open space Space is an important amenity for subdivision residents <br /> and an essential part of the County's character and environmental quality. <br /> (4) Common Open space Space planning must indicate a thoughtful understanding <br /> of that importance, and shall be evaluated based on its merits. <br /> (5) A Flexible Development subdivision plan shall always provide open space which <br /> that prominently meets at least one of the three following goals in open space <br /> design: <br /> (a) The Maintenance maintenance of Wildlife wildlife Corridors corridors <br /> and/or Habitathabitat; <br /> (b) The Preservation preservation of Rural rural Charactercharacter; or <br /> (c) The Creation creation or Protection protection of Space space for <br /> Outdoor outdoor Recreationrecreation. <br /> (6) When relevant, a Flexible Development subdivision plan shall address the <br /> following additional goals in open space design: <br /> (a) The Protection protection of 8448-r-other Natural natural <br /> Resourceeresources <br /> (b) The oven timprovement or Maintenance maintenance of Visua4 <br /> visual ° -samenities;j <br /> (c) The Creation creation or Protection protection of Man-age-El-managed <br /> Resource resource ionproduction;j <br /> (d) The oven timprovement or Maintenance maintenance of Public <br /> public 44a-41a-health and Safetysafety-ian4 <br /> (e) (e)The Creation creation or Protection protection of Public public <br /> Purpose purpose and/or 4414y-utility Infrastructuroinfrastructure-_ <br /> (7) The primary means by which goals in open space design are addressed are <br /> composition, accessibility, size,and shape, and orientation. <br /> (8) The primary way to achieve these open space design goals is by the application <br /> of standards to these fundamental land characteristics: <br /> (a) Composition <br /> The natural and constructed features of land indicate what types of open- <br /> space goals it can support. For each of the listed open space goals, <br /> certain characteristics are required or preferred. Compositional <br /> requirements and preferences are stated throughout this section. <br /> (b) Accessibility <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 /> Orange County, North Carolina-Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-42 <br />