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5 life•and wildlife cover, mature woodlands and water resources. Amended In all cases, active and passive recreation 4-4-88 sites as well as open space areas designated on the adopted Comprehensive Plan shall be incorporated into the design of the subdivision. Criteria for evaluating the suitability of proposed recreation areas shall include but not be limited to the following: Amended (a) Location. Land dedicated for recreation 4-4-88 purposes shall be located so as to serve the needs of the residents of the subdivision And the residents of the immediate neighborhood within which the subdivision j . Recreation areas shall be located so as to provide, insofar as possible, reasonable accessibility to all residents of the subdivision and residents living in the immediate neighborhood. Recreation areas shall be located where land more suited for • recreational purposes due to shape, level slopes and/or dry soil conditions is present. Where proposed park sites are shown on the adopted Comprehensive Plan, and a subdivision contains a portion of the park site, then the developer may be required to locate the recreation area in accordance with the Park site as shown thereon. (b) Unity. Land dedicated for recreation purposes shall be a single parcel except where it is determined that two (2) or more parcels are suited to the needs of a particular subdivision. The Planning Board may recommend, and the Board of Commissioners may require, the dedication of a connecting path in addition to the land required in Section IV-B-7-b-2 of this Ordinance. Where a connecting path is necessary, a path of up to fifty (50) feet in width may be required, but in no case shall the path be less than thirty (30) feet in width. (c) Accessibilitx. Land dedicated for recreational purposes shall have at least fifty (50) feet of frontage on at least one (1) street within the subdivision. Where a recreation area is not accessible due