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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-46 <br /> <br />i. Prime agricultural land as identified by the <br />U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service in "Important <br />Farmlands: Orange County, N.C." and which is <br />in active use for the production of crops and/or <br />the raising of livestock is particularly <br />encouraged. <br />ii. Farmland also includes space on individual lots <br />used for gardens, ponds, horse paddocks and <br />barns, and similar uses. <br />c. Slopes of 15% to 25% <br />Slopes that require special site planning due to their <br />erosion potential, limitations for septic tank nitrification <br />fields, and terrain or elevation changes. Such areas may <br />be suitable for building, but higher site preparation and <br />construction costs are to be expected. <br />d. Other Historic and/or Archaeological Sites <br />As identified from the same sources as for primary <br />Primary Open Space Area conservation area sites (see <br />7.132.3(C)(1)(d)(v) above). <br />e. Public and/or Private Recreation Areas and Facilities <br />Including: <br />i. “Active recreation areas” such as public <br />recreation areas, including district and <br />community parks as identified in the master <br />recreation and parks plan; and private recreation <br />facilities, including golf courses, playing fields, <br />playgrounds, swimming pools and courts for <br />tennis, basketball, volleyball and similar sports. <br />Because they represent uses in which natural <br />lands are cleared, graded and managed for <br />intensive activities, only half (50%) of the land in <br />this category may be credited toward meeting <br />the minimum open space requirement. <br />ii. “Low-impact recreation areas” such as <br />pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian trails, picnic <br />areas, community commons or greens, and <br />similar kinds of areas, whether public or private. <br />Land in this category receives full credit toward <br />meeting the minimum open space requirement. <br />f. Scenic Views <br />Natural and cultural features visible from designated <br />scenic road corridors, including views from the road as <br />well as views outward from potential home sites are <br />particularly encouraged. Landscape buffers that screen <br />the view of development and preserve the character of <br />rural public roads are also included in this category. <br />g. Pedestrian Open Space Area (POSA) <br /> 197