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3 <br />ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION: <br />Proposed Amendment <br />SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, ORANGE COUNTY, N, C. <br />SECTION IV-B-10 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT <br />SECTION D, SUBSECTION D.1 <br />(Proposed amendments are highlighted in bold underlined; proposed deletions are <br />shown in °*''~~'^*"~^~ ~nh print.) <br />SECTION IV-B-10 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT <br />Section D DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />Flexible Development subdivision plats shall be prepared in accordance with one or <br />more of the following development options. <br />D.1 Estate Lot Option <br />For lots created as part of an estate lot development, the following standards apply: <br />Each estate lot shall have a lot size of at least four (4) acres. <br />• For each estate lot, a building envelope (buildable area) shall be defined of <br />sufficient size to accommodate asingle-family detached dwelling and customary <br />. accessory uses, including, but not limited to, storage buildings and garages, <br />patios and decks, lawns, driveways, septic systems including repair areas <br />and well sites. <br />• The building envelope of an estate lot may not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the <br />total lot area and shall not include designated Primary andlor Secondary <br />Conservation Areas. <br />• Only the area outside of the building envelope of an estate lot may be counted <br />toward meeting the minimum open space. requirement. To the highest degree <br />possible, the open space area shall be contiguous to open space designated on <br />the adjacent lot(s) and shall not include required front yard .and side yard <br />setbacks unless the front or side yard contains significant primary or secondary <br />conservation areas. <br />A septic system repair area and/or well s+te-pry can e~ be located e~+~~e-e€ <br />a-bt~iad~~-ewd~c~ae within the- secondary conservation area provided+t-dees <br />the land designated for the septic system and/or well is' not eeea~more <br />than #at€ one u9 arter of the secondary conservation area ~eFaa~~a~ <br />of the lot. No septic system, repair area and/or <br />well can be located in the primary conservation area of a lot. <br />g:\txtamend\flexdev\adminrec.doc\8-17-99Uc1 <br />