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families earninc less than sixty percent (60%) of Orange County median income, adjusted for family size, as determined by the U.S. Department of FIOLISill 'r and Urban Development hereinafter 'median income'); (2) To construct at least twenty percent (20%) of the total duplex or multifamily units of a housing development for rent to families earning less than fifty percent (50%) of median income; (3) To construct the greater of two or all of the bonus of the total single family residential units of a housing development for sale to persons and families earning less than eighty percent (80%) of the median income: or 4) To donate land to Orange County to be used for the purpose of the development of affordable housing. provided that the land donated must have suitable soils or access to public water and sewer and be sufficient in size for the greater of two or all the bonus Linits. For the purposes of this subsection. 'density bonus' means a density increase of at least twenty-five percent (25%) over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density under the applicable zoning classification, The density bonus shall not be included when determining the number of housing units that constitutes the minimum required to be made available to low and moderate income housing." Sec. 3. O.S. 153A-342 reads as rewritten: "§ 153A-342. Districts; zoning less than entire jurisdiction. A county may divide its territorial jurisdiction into districts of any number, shape, and area that it may consider best suited to carry out the purposes of this Part, Within these districts a county may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, structures, or land. Such districts may include, but shall not be limited to, general use districts, in which a variety of uses are permissible in accordance with general standards; overlay districts, in which additional requirements are imposed on certain properties within one or more underlying general or special use districts; and special use districts or conditional use districts, in which uses are permitted only upon the issuance of a special use permit or a conditional use permit. Property may be placed in a special use district or conditional use district only in response to a petition by the owners of all the property to be included. Except as authorized by the foregoing, and by G.S. 153A-340, all regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of building throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts. A county may determine that the public interest does not require that the entire territorial jurisdiction of the county be zoned and may designate one or more portions of that jurisdiction as a zoning area or areas. A zoning area must originally contain at least 640 acres and at least 10 separate tracts of land in separate ownership and may thereafter be expanded by the addition of any amount of territory. A zoning area may be regulated in the same manner as if the entire county were zoned, and the remainder of the county need not be regulated." Sec. 4. G.S. 160A-407 reads as rewritten: "§ 160A-407. Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this Part an 'open space' or 'open area' is any space or area (i) characterized by great natural scenic beauty ert. (ii) whose existing openness, natural condition, or present state of use, if retained, would enhance the present or potential value of abutting or surrounding urban development, or would maintain or enhance the conservation of natural or scenic - - . resources, (iii) that would assure, preserve, and protect watershed. areas as a basic asset and natural resource so 2 Senate Bill 623