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ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION 11 <br />Orange County Zoning- Ordinance <br />Section 22 Definitions <br />Amended Flexible Development - A subdivision in which greater flexibility and design <br />7-1-96 creativity is, encouraged and allowed to preserve agricultural and forestry lands <br />natural and.cultural features, and rural community character that might otherwise <br />be lost through development. approaches. At lease one-third (33%) of the land <br />within: a Flexible Development . subdivision must be set, aside as open space, <br />whiph ."A'greater percentage of open space may be required based on the <br />density requirements. in certain overlay zoning districts. In Cane Creek. <br />watershed; at least 60% of the land within a Flexible Development <br />subdivision must be set aside as open'space. In order to meet open space <br />requirements, open space may be preserved, through: <br />(a) An "estate Jot" approach where all land is subdivided into lots four `(4) acres or <br />greater in size, building limits (50%) are established for each lot, and the land <br />area outside such limits is preserved as open space;.or, <br />(b) a "conservation" approach. where all -land is subdivided into lots, and open <br />space is preserved r through the use of conservation easements, applied to <br />portions of individual lots; or <br />(c) A "cluster" approach where lot sizes.are reduced and the land saved through <br />such reductions is preserved as open space; or <br />(d) A "village" or, modified cluster approach where dwelling units are clustered <br />around a village green and supporting shops, and the village is surrounded <br />by open space; or <br />(e) Some combination of the above. <br />g:Xtxtamend\canecrk\zamend—n.doc\1 0-6-99*1 <br />