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Article 7: Subdivisions Section 7.12: Flexible Developments Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-44 Identified as part of: a. The "Flood Insurance Study: Orange County, N.C.," prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and b. The "Orange County, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service. (iii) Steep Slopes Defined as those greater than 25%, identified as part of: a. The "Orange County, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service; and/or b. A site analysis conducted by a registered engineer, land surveyor, landscape architect, architect or land planner and calculated using topographic maps from an actual survey or from the U.S. Geological Survey. (iv) Natural Areas and/or Wildlife Habitats As identified as part of: a. The "Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats," as prepared by the Triangle Land Conservancy; b. A required environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; and/or c. An independent site study conducted by a trained botanist and/or biologist. (v) Historic and Archaeological Sites Listed on the National Register of Historic Places or included on the state's national register study list, designated as a local historic landmark, designated as a local historic district, and/or identified as having a high potential for archaeological remains as part of: a. The "Chapel Hill Township Architectural Survey: Final Report"; b. The "Orange County Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic Resources of Orange County"; c. "An Archaeological Survey of Portions of Orange County, N.C."; d. A required environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; and/or e. An independent site study conducted by a trained architectural historian or archaeologist. Where a historic or archaeological site is to be set aside as a separate lot, and preserved and/or restored as part of a flexible development, the entire area within the lot may be credited toward meeting the minimum open space requirement. (vi) Wildlife Corridors As identified in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. (e) A single, connected area of open space that meets one or more of the definitions of Primary Open Space Conservation Area in (d) above may be expanded by up to 20% of its area to provide an additional buffer. Although the expanded area might not meet any other definitions of Primary Conservation Open Space Area, it may be considered as such, except that: 195