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Draft Goals (84 - 01 ) Natural Areas Element <br /> Objective 3 . 4 Designate an urban growth boundary around Chapel Hill , <br /> Carrboro , Hillsborough , Mebane and Durham (within Orange <br /> County) , and direct intensive land uses to those areas . <br /> Goal Four : Residential development that has easily accessible natural <br /> habitat scattered throughout , where children and other <br /> residents can explore and play , and which generally <br /> enhances opportunities for people to connect with Orange <br /> - - - - County ' s native biological richness . <br /> [ or, Residential development that maintains residents ' <br /> access to natural , undeveloped land and open space . ] <br /> Objective 4 . 1 Require proposed major subdivisions to plan for every <br /> residential unit to be within one quarter mile of natural , <br /> undeveloped land and open space . <br /> Objective 4 . 2 Promote residential developments that cluster houses and <br /> dedicate large areas of undisturbed land for residents and <br /> wildlife to enjoy . Where feasible , these areas should be located <br /> would preferably be contiguous to neighboring tracts of <br /> undisturbed land belonging to neighboring developments . <br /> Goal Five : The maximum availability and use of open space , natural <br /> environments , recreational land , and facilities to serve <br /> citizens at both the County-wide and community level . <br /> Objective 5 . 1 Locate parks and recreational facilities close to residential areas <br /> to encourage informal interaction with nature , to create islands <br /> of habitat within the heavily populated areas , and to reduce long <br /> trips for recreational purposes . <br /> Objective 5 . 2 Encourage the design of existing public and institutional <br /> buildings , and the plantings of grounds around them , for wildlife <br /> habitat , informal nature education , and passive recreation in <br /> nature as well as for their primary uses . Minimize clearing of <br /> land , cutting of trees , and planting of high - maintenance lawns , <br /> and encourage planting native plant species . <br /> Objective 5 . 3 Require developers to provide for adequate open space <br /> suitable for [wildlife and ] recreation in residential developments . <br /> Objective 5 . 4 Identify public lands that serve as sensitive natural <br /> environments and manage them primarily to protect their <br /> significant natural features . Examples include the county ' s <br /> identified natural areas , wildlife habitat , riparian areas , and <br /> watershed critical areas . <br /> Page 3 of 3 <br />