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4 Thereafter, the Eno River Association will convey Tract "A" to the State of North Carolina for inclusion in the Eno River State Park. • Nine (9) acres of the 24.46 acres, or thirty-seven percent (37%), of the common open space is in steep slopes, regulated floodplains, historic and archaeological sites, or a natural area identified in the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats and would be considered Primary Conservation Areas under flexible development regulations. Tract "A" (4.73 acres) will be dedicated as public recreation land and will be accessible to the public through the Eno River State Park. • Over sixty (60) percent of the open space cover is mature upland hardwoods, but not in a regulated floodplain or on slopes overtwenty-five (25) percent. • The Home Owners Association will own 19.73 acres of common open space. • While not a requirement as the proposed subdivision is not aConservation -Cluster Option of Flexible Development, less than half of the designated open space is Primary Conservation Area. The proposed subdivision, nevertheless, meets the standard because at least seventy-five (75) percent or fifteen (15) lots have direct access to Primary or Secondary Conservation Areas, seventeen (17) or eighty-five (85) percent of the proposed lots have direct access to Primary or Secondary Conservation Areas, and the other three (3) lots are within three hundred (300) feet of an access point. • Developer provided a landscape plan showing primary and secondary tree protection areas. • 33.29% of the property is in common open space; thirty-seven (37) percent of which is in areas that would be classified as Primary Conservation Area; and sixty-three (63) percent of which is in areas that would be classified as Secondary Conservation Area if developed under Flexible Development guidelines. Total O en S ace Pro osed Pro osed in HOA Pro osed Public O en S ace 24.46 acres 19.73 acres 4.73 acres COUNTY AGENCY REVIEWS: Recreation: Public Recreation Space: • The property is located within the R8 -Chapel Hill District Park (as detailed on the Recreation Service Area Boundaries Map), last updated in October 2004. • No physical dedication of recreation space is warranted in this case as neither the County Parks and Recreation Advisory Council nor the Environment and Resource Conservation Department (ERCD) have identified recreation or conservation sites within the subdivision. • .The County Parks and Recreation Advisory Council recommends apayment in-lieu option in the amount of $9,100 (20 lots times $455 per lot). (Note: Public open space dedication of 4.73 acres was proposed after this review was received. Private Recreation Space: • The County Parks and Recreation Advisory Council recommends the addition of a private picnic shelter or playground to be placed in Open Space Tract "C". • Acreage required for private, common, recreation open space to be set aside is 1.25 acres. 19.73 acres are proposed. • The ERCD recommends that the proposed Open Space remain in private ownership and be managed as undeveloped common land by the homeowners association.