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Article 7: Subdivisions 75 <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> Identified as part of: <br /> a. The "Flood Insurance Study: Orange County, N.C.," <br /> prepared by the Federal Emergency Management <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%, identified as part of: <br /> a. The "Orange County, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the <br /> U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service; and/or <br /> b. A site analysis conducted by a registered engineer, land <br /> surveyor, landscape architect, architect or land planner <br /> and calculated using topographic maps from an actual <br /> survey or from the U.S. Geological Survey. <br /> (iv) Natural Areas and/or Wildlife Habitats <br /> As identified as part of: <br /> a. The "Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats," <br /> as prepared by the Triangle Land Conservancy; <br /> b. A required environmental assessment or environmental <br /> impact statement; and/or <br /> c. An independent site study conducted by a trained <br /> botanist and/or biologist. <br /> (v) Historic and Archaeological Sites <br /> Listed on the National Register of Historic Places or included on <br /> the state's national register study list, designated as a local <br /> historic landmark, designated as a local historic district, and/or <br /> identified as having a high potential for archaeological remains <br /> as part of: <br /> a. The "Chapel Hill Township Architectural Survey: Final <br /> Report"; <br /> b. The "Orange County Multiple Property Documentation <br /> Form: Historic Resources of Orange County"; <br /> c. "An Archaeological Survey of Portions of Orange <br /> County, N.C."; <br /> d. A required environmental assessment or environmental <br /> impact statement; and/or <br /> e. An independent site study conducted by a trained <br /> architectural historian or archaeologist. <br /> Where a historic or archaeological site is to be set aside as a <br /> separate lot, and preserved and/or restored as part of a flexible <br /> development, the entire area within the lot may be credited <br /> toward meeting the minimum open space requirement. <br /> (vi) Wildlife Corridors <br /> As identified in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. <br /> (e)(f) 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 />