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Article 7: Subdivisions Section 7.12: Flexible Developments Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-43 All Flexible Development plans shall, unless the open space is to preserve conservation values that require minimal disturbance, provide open space access to the public at large and/or subdivision residents, in accordance with Section 7.13.3(D).7.12.4 (c) Size and Shape The usefulness of open space can be lessened when it is fragmented or shaped in long narrow segments. The most functional open space is large enough to maximize the benefits to ecological, environmental, cultural, recreational and/or visual uses. Size and shape requirements are listed in Section 7.13.67.12.4. (9) An open space plan may use other land characteristics as well, if a direct link to the goals of (5) and (6) above is shown. (C) Types of Common Open Space The types of Common Open Space open space conserved dedicated through Flexible Development shall be consistent with the following standards and shall be comprised of two types of land: "Primary Conservation Open Space Areas" and "Secondary Conservation Open Space Areas". (1) Primary Conservation Open Space Areas (a) These areas have sensitive environmental features and/or significant cultural resource areas, which may make them legally or practically unbuildable. (a) These areas are reserved for passive uses (e.g., forests, pastures, meadows) and low impact active uses (e.g., trails, natural observation). (b) These areas are the first open spaces to be chosen towards meeting the minimum 33% requirement. (c) For Major and Minor Subdivisions utilizing the Flexible Design Option, Secondary Open Space Conservation Areas may not be counted towards the 33% requirement unless all potential Primary Open Space Conservation Areas, other than those listed in (e) below, have been set aside. (d) Primary Conservation Open Space Areas include: (i) Wetlands Including, but not limited to, streams, creeks, ponds, reservoirs, stormwater management facilities for watershed protection purposes, and adjoining land areas identified as part of: a. The National Wetlands Inventory Maps for the county, prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; b. The "Orange County, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service; c. The "Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats," as prepared by the Triangle Land Conservancy; d. LANDSAT satellite data collected and analyzed under the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study; e. A required environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; and/or f. A site analysis conducted by a registered engineer, land surveyor, landscape architect, architect or land planner using data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (ii) Floodplains (100-year) and Alluvial Soils 194