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054 <br />SECTION IV -B -5 LOT LAYOUT <br />IV- B -5 -d. Flag Lots <br />a) Intent <br />Orange County discourages and restricts forming flag <br />lots (as defined in Section II - Definitions). A flag <br />lot shall be permitted if necessary to allow a property <br />owner reasonable use and benefit from his land or to <br />alleviate situations which would otherwise cause extreme <br />hardship for him. <br />b) Lot Standards <br />Flag lots are prohibited except: <br />(A) where necessary to eliminate access onto arterials <br />(See Figure 1) <br />(B) to reasonably utilize irregularly shaped land (See <br />Figure 2) <br />(C) to reasonably utilize land with difficult topography <br />(See Figure 3) <br />(D) to reasonably utilize land with limited sites <br />suitable for septic tank nitrification fields (See <br />Figure 4) or <br />E to rovide for protection of significant natural or <br />cultural resources <br />No flag lot will be allowed if it increases the number <br />of access points onto an arterial or collector street. <br />0 <br />