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Article 7: Subdivisions Section 7.12: Flexible Developments Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-42 (3) Such Common oOpen Sspace shall meet the standards contained in this Section unless the subdivider developer chooses to seek approval of a conventional subdivision as specified herein. (B) Planning for Common Open Space (1) Common Open space Space design in subdivision projects shall be planned as part of a comprehensive project design. (2) The long-term success of open space is improved when a layout is chosen with a perspective of future usefulness, efficiency, connectivity and compatibility with both existing development and other types of open spaces. (3) Common Open space Space is an important amenity for subdivision residents and an essential part of the County’s character and environmental quality. (4) Common Open space Space planning must indicate a thoughtful understanding of that importance, and shall be evaluated based on its merits. (5) A Flexible Development subdivision plan shall always provide open space which that prominently meets at least one of the three following goals in open space design: (a) The Maintenance maintenance of Wildlife wildlife Corridors corridors and/or Habitathabitat; (b) The Preservation preservation of Rural rural Charactercharacter; or (c) The Creation creation or Protection protection of Space space for Outdoor outdoor Recreationrecreation. (6) When relevant, a Flexible Development subdivision plan shall address the following additional goals in open space design: (a) The Protection protection of Other other Natural natural Resourcesresources,; (b) The Improvement improvement or Maintenance maintenance of Visual visual Amenitiesamenities,; (c) The Creation creation or Protection protection of Managed managed Resource resource Productionproduction,; (d) The Improvement improvement or Maintenance maintenance of Public public Health health and Safetysafety, ; and (e) (e) The Creation creation or Protection protection of Public public Purpose purpose and/or Utility utility Infrastructureinfrastructure.. (7) The primary means by which goals in open space design are addressed are composition, accessibility, size, and shape. (8) The primary way to achieve these open space design goals is by the application of standards to these fundamental land characteristics: (a) Composition The natural and constructed features of land indicate what types of open- space goals it can support. For each of the listed open space goals, certain characteristics are required or preferred. Compositional requirements and preferences are stated throughout this section. (b) Accessibility 193