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{ Rural Village developments should be located within one - mile of arterial or collector roadways for traffic management reasons . Such developments should not be located on intersections , and should be buffered from roadways , The Commercial / Institutional core of the Rural Village should be designed at the village level . This should include a road network designed to protect the visual resources of the rural . character and discourage passer - by activity . * - Single - family residential lots only . * * - Roadways and easements , except pre - existing utility easements , cannot be placed in or subtracted from open space set - asides . IV . PROTECTION OF RECOGNIZED NATURAL AREAS A . Recognition of Natural Areas As previously stated , the Committee recognizes that the protection of the County ' s : natural resources is of utmost importance as a consideration for future land use development patterns . There are two county Inventories that identify sites of specific natural cultural and historical significance in the County . The first is the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County , produced in 1989 by the Triangle Land Conservancy . This document lists 64 sites in Orange County that contain important natural areas or wildlife habitats . This Inventory is recognized by Orange County currently in its Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations . The Committee also recognizes this inventory ( though not complete ) as an important source for identifying natural sites to be preserved . Also the Inventory of Sites of Cultural Historic , Re creational , reational Biological and Geological Sianif icance in Orange County , produced in 1986 - 88 by the County Planning Department , is recognized by the County ' s ordinances . The Committee also recognizes this document as containing important information on sites of significance to the Count ' s Rural y 1 Character to be preserved . Therefore the Committee recommends that , outside of the open space set - asides required in three of the five development options in the Rural Buffer , prioritized efforts for the protection of Orange County ' s natural , historic , cultural , and geological resources be focused on the preservation of as much of the sites identified in these two inventories as possible , including the Purchase of Development Rights and other preservation measures to be studied in the future . Be Methods of Voluntary Protection The Committee finds that the preservation of natural resources can best be fostered through voluntary methods . It is 9