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Article 7: Subdivisions 58 Section 7.8:Access and Roadways Those lots with land area divided by a public road right-of-way prior to October 3, 1988 shall not be further subdivided in a manner which creates any additional lots with divided area. (G}(H) For the purpose of these standards, properties created as Common Open Space areas shall not be considered flag lots." SECTION 7.8: ACCESS AND ROADWAYS 7.8.1 Streets and Common Open Space—General Standards (A) Consistency with Comprehensive Plan (1) The provision of street rights-of-way shall conform to and meet the requirements of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. (2) Reservation for or dedication of street rights-of-way for future transportation facilities proposed in the adopted Comprehensive Plan shall be required where appropriate. (3) A subdivider shall not be required to provide or dedicate right-of-way for a proposed street to which access would be prohibited by any governmental agency. (B) Compliance with Approved Access Management Plans and Studies (1) Subdivision of land abutting a roadway for which the Board of County Commissioners has approved recommendations from a plan or corridor study is subject to provisions of the approved corridor plan or study. (a) In such cases, the subdivider/landowner shall provide any improvements or other means to ensure construction recommended in such plan or corridor study. Such improvements may include facilities for bicycles, sidewalks, and public transportation. (b) The subdivider, in cases where the recommendations address access management, shall use design elements recommended in the plan or corridor study to reduce conflict points. (2) Policies prescribed in Phase V of the Access Management Awareness Project and Report, or other adopted studies of strategies, shall be considered during subdivision and site plan review to assess access management and other corridor design considerations. (C) Coordinated Street System (1) All subdivisions shall have a coordinated street system with public or private streets that access a public municipal street or a public State maintained street in accordance with the following: (a) Public street rights-of-way shall abut adjacent properties as necessary to provide connectivity to the countywide transportation network; and (b) Lot access to streets serving the subdivision shall be limited in the case of streets that provide a link between two or more roads designated in the Comprehensive Plan as arterials or collectors. 17 Technically an open space lot is not intended for development and does not face the same road and utility access issues as a parcel intended for development purposes. There is no need for the same standard to be observed. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-13