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AN ORDINAINACE AMENDING THE ORANGE COUNTY <br />SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS <br />SECTION IV-B-10, SECTIONS D.1 AND D.2 <br />TO CLARIFY AND ENHANCE THE FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS <br />CONCERNING PLACEMENT OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS <br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY ORDAINS: <br />SECTION IV-B-10, SUBSECTION D.1 (DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, ESTATE LOT OPTION) IS <br />REWRITTEN UNDERLINED TEXT) TO READ AS FOLLOWS. <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 and <br />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 and/or 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 can be located within the secondary <br />conservation areaprovided the land designated for the septic system and/or well <br />is not more than one quarter of the secondary conservation area of the lot. No <br />septic system repair area and/or well can be located in the primary conservation <br />area of a lot. <br />~-' <br />