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above and those of Article <br /> 5.1.1 and Article 6.12 shall 9 <br /> be established as private <br /> recreation for the use of the <br /> residents of the development. <br /> 3. Site Suitability 3. The slopes are less <br /> than 15% . The recrea- <br /> Land provided or dedicated tion space does not <br /> for passive recreation and preserve natural <br /> open space purposes shall be features such as <br /> of a character, slope and slopes, rock outcrops, <br /> location suitable for use for or water resources. <br /> walking, jogging, reading and The majority of the <br /> similar quiet activities, and wooded area preserved <br /> the preservation of natural by the area space is a <br /> features and cultural transition type forest <br /> resources such as steep slopes, of 20-30 year old <br /> rock outcrops, native plant pines. The septic <br /> life and wildlife cover, field area is mostly <br /> mature woodlands and water younger pines (15-20 <br /> resources. years) . The forest <br /> contained by the lots <br /> Criteria for evaluating the is a climax community <br /> suitability of proposed hardwood forest. <br /> recreation areas shall <br /> include but not be limited <br /> to the following: <br /> a. Location. Land dedicated a. The land set aside for <br /> for recreation purposes recreation is on the <br /> shall be located so as to southern and south- <br /> serve the needs of the eastern boundaries of <br /> immediate residents of the the tract. It is not <br /> subdivision. Recreation centrally located. Half <br /> areas shall be centrally of the lots have direct <br /> located so as to provide, access to the open <br /> insofar as possible, equal space. The remaining <br /> I accessibility to all three lots must access <br /> 1 residents of the the open space by the <br /> subdivision; provided, subdivision road or <br /> however, recreation areas across the septic <br /> may be approved in other easements . However, <br /> locations where land more the location of the <br /> suited for recreational proposed open space <br /> purposes due to shape, adjacent to the New <br /> level slopes and/or dry Hope Improvement <br /> soil conditions is Association is more <br /> present. Where proposed functional in terms of <br /> park sites are shown on active recreation <br /> the adopted Land Use Plan, and/or parking. <br /> and a subdivision contains <br /> a portion of the park <br /> site, then the recreation <br /> area may be located at the <br /> edge of the subdivision so <br /> that additional land may <br /> be added as adjacent land <br /> 2 <br />