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35 <br /> RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) <br /> Description <br /> Rural Residential lands are the predominant land use category in unincorporated <br /> Orange County.These lands share borders with every other type of land use.These <br /> lands include different characteristics that vary from undisturbed forests and natural <br /> areas to the many historic farms and dairies that have shaped the aesthetics and <br /> functions of the landscape. Developed properties consist of low-density and large- <br /> lot residential subdivisions (>2 acres),agricultural and horticultural uses,and forestry. <br /> Smaller-lot subdivisions (0.92-2 acres)are scattered amongst large-lot subdivisions, <br /> large fields for conventional farming,and smaller mixed-intensity homesteads. <br /> Character, Pattern, and Land Use Vision <br /> • The intent of the Rural Residential category is to be the most flexible and <br /> generally applicable location for new residential development in the County by <br /> providing opportunities for very low to low-density developments that can also <br /> support agricultural,forestry,and related rural uses. <br /> • Homes are typically sited far apart with lot sizes largely dictated by well and <br /> septic needs,and with irregular spacing that is largely dictated by the immediate <br /> landscape, natural features,and existing road networks. <br /> 32 PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT <br />