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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-52 <br /> <br />(8) Cluster lots shall be restricted against further subdivision through deed <br />restrictions and/or permanent conservation easements. Primary and Secondary <br />Conservation Open Space Areas shall be dedicated to Orange County, another <br />unit of local government, the State of North Carolina, a private non-profit land <br />conservancy or a homeowners association. <br />(C) Village Option32 <br />Villages represent a modified form of cluster development intended to serve as physical, <br />social, and economic focal points in rural portions of the county. Consequently, villages <br />are appropriate locations for civic uses, such as schools and churches, as well as a <br />variety of economic functions, including stores and workshops, and residential building <br />types designed to accommodate a range of socio-economic groups. <br />(1) The location, size, and composition of each village will be a function of the <br />development potential of the land associated with the settlement, including, but <br />not limited to: <br />(a) The zoning of the site, including the maximum allowable number of <br />dwelling units; <br />(b) The method of water supply and sewage disposal, including the <br />number of approved disposal sites; <br />(c) The presence of Primary and Secondary Conservation Open Space <br />Areas, including contiguous areas located on adjoining properties; <br />(d) The presence of existing and/or proposed transit routes and corridors, <br />and areas of future urban growth; e.g., Transition Areas; and <br />(e) The presence of protected watersheds, including defined critical areas. <br />(2) Villages shall meet the following general standards: <br />(a) Village Proper <br />The village proper is the village, comprised of residential units with <br />associated commercial, office, and service functions. <br />(i) The village proper may not exceed 100 acres in size and shall be <br />built in a compact manner so as to permit pedestrian <br />accessibility to its center within a five minute walk. <br />(ii) The village proper is to be distinguished from the village <br />conservancy by a well-defined "edge" of closely spaced buildings <br />in contrast with the open space of the conservancy. <br />(iii) A village proper may not be located closer than one-half mile <br />from the edge of another village proper, and every effort shall be <br />made to keep the separate settlements visually distinct. <br />(iv) The village proper is to be built in a generally rectilinear pattern <br />of interconnecting streets, defined by buildings, street furniture, <br />and landscaping, as places to be shared equally by pedestrians <br />and automobiles. <br />(v) A hierarchy of parks and squares is to be provided and <br />distributed strategically throughout the village and culminate in a <br />central civic space called the “Village Green.” <br />(vi) Village lots shall be restricted from further subdivision through <br />deed restrictions and/or permanent conservation easements. <br /> <br />32 Staff had recommended this provision become a new Conditional Zoning district.  This will be addressed as part  <br />of a future UDO amendment package.  For now staff is recommending minor text changes to ensure consistency  <br />throughout the document.  <br /> 203