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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-45 <br /> <br />(i) Expansion areas may not be, in turn, expanded under this <br />provision, <br />(ii) Expansion areas may not be selected as Primary Conservation <br />Open Space Area unless all site areas meeting any other <br />Primary Conservation Open Space Area definition have already <br />been selected as open space, and <br />(iii) Expansion areas must be in the same natural state as the <br />Primary Conservation Open Space Area that is being expanded. <br />(2) Secondary Conservation Open Space Areas <br />(a) If there is not enough Primary Conservation Open Space Area acreage <br />on- site to meet the mandatory 33% open space requirement, and if <br />there are no off-site Primary Conservation Open Space Areas areas <br />proposed, then Secondary Conservation Open Space Areas shall be <br />used to complete the 33% requirement.. <br />(b) Secondary Conservation Open Space Areas have fewer restrictions , <br />with regard to location, and allow more flexibility to improve overall <br />open space design, and have more active uses.purpose. These areas, <br />unless specified otherwise, receive full credit toward meeting the <br />minimum open space requirement of Flexible Developments. <br />(c) Secondary Conservation Open Space Areas may be proposed for the <br />following attributes: <br />(i) Access <br />a. An area may be chosen as a Secondary Conservation <br />Open Space Area because of its benefit in providing <br />open space access to residential lots in accordance with <br />regulations listed in 7.12.47.13.3(D). <br />b. Access areas shall also include desired compositional, <br />size and shape attributes, as listed in this subsection (2). <br />(ii) Composition <br />Sites chosen for Secondary Conservation Open Space Areas <br />must have one or more of the following characteristics or uses: <br />a. Woodlands <br />Including forestland for the planting and production of <br />trees and timber, where management practices such as <br />selective timber harvesting and wildlife enhancement are <br />employed. Such woodlands may consist of hardwood, <br />pine, and/or mixed pine-hardwood forests identified as <br />part of: <br />i. LANDSAT satellite data collected and analyzed <br />under the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study; <br />ii. A site analysis conducted by a registered <br />engineer, land surveyor, landscape architect, <br />architect or land planner using aerial <br />photographs and/or satellite imagery; <br />iii. A required environmental assessment or <br />environmental impact statement; and/or <br />iv. An independent site study conducted by a <br />trained botanist and/or forester. <br />b. Farmland <br /> 196