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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-43 <br /> <br />least one outside edge of the subdivided <br />property, in order to preserve the ability to <br />connect the POSA with future, adjacent projects. <br />ix. POSAs may be used to satisfy up to 5% of the <br />33% open space requirement for flexible <br />development (for example, in a subdivision <br />containing 100 acres of total land area, up to <br />1.65 acres of the total POSA in the subdivision <br />would count towards meeting the 33% (33-acre) <br />open space requirement). <br />h. Roadside Buffers <br />Areas buffering public roads, when they are at least 75 <br />feet in width, measured in one direction from the nearest <br />edge of the right-of -way may be considered Secondary <br />Open Space Areas. <br />i. Roadside buffers must be composed of <br />undisturbed natural vegetation or of enhanced <br />vegetation if enhanced vegetation is installed as <br />a condition of the approval. <br />i. Greenbelt Linkages <br />Areas that can be used as part of a connected greenbelt <br />path, within an approved County Greenbelt program. <br />(d) Size and Shape <br />Secondary Open Space Areas, to the extent possible, shall be part of <br />substantially sized and/or contiguously linked open space sections and <br />meet guidelines as stated in Section 7.12. <br />(D) Access to Common Open Space <br />(1) General public accessibility to and within open space shall be encouraged <br />evaluated as follows: <br />(a) Primary Open Space Areas, due to their considerable recreation, scenic <br />and cultural public values, shall be made available for the use of the <br />public at large through access by public road. However, it will not be <br />feasible for public use to be provided in all cases (e.g. fragile cultural <br />sites, protected and/or private habitat areas, hazardous slopes and <br />wetlands). <br />(b) Secondary Open Space Areas shall be available to, at least, subdivision <br />residents, particularly when it includes active and low impact recreation <br />areas. <br />(2) If less than half of designated open space is Primary Open Space Area, the <br />subdivision plan shall provide direct access to Primary or Secondary Open <br />Space Area to at least 75% of project lots. The remaining lots shall be within <br />approximately 300 feet of an accessible point of Primary or Secondary Open <br />Space Area. <br />(3) If the majority of open space is Primary Open Space Area, the subdivision plan <br />shall provide direct access to Primary or Secondary Open Space Area to at least <br />50% of project lots. The remaining lots shall be within approximately 600 fe et of <br />an accessible point of Primary or Secondary Open Space Area. <br />(E) Ownership of Common Open Space <br /> 43