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17 <br />AMENDMENT 1 (CONT.) <br />(B) <br />ARTICLE 22 DEFINITIONS <br />Open Space - flexible development) "Primary Conservation Areas" and <br />"Secondary Conservation Areas". as defined in Section IV-B-10, C.2 of the <br />Orange County Subdivision Regulations, which are areserved through <br />conservation easements or other restrictions in a flexible develoament <br />subdivision. <br />(~I <br />Open Space - bland use intensity) 1) Open space is the total horizontal area of <br />uncovered open space plus half the total horizontal area of covered open space subject <br />to limitations set forth below. 2) Uncovered open__space is total gross- residential land <br />area not covered by buildings, plus open exterior balconies and roof areas improved as <br />recreation space. 3) Covered open space is usable open space closed to the sky, but <br />having two clear unobstructed open or partially open sides. Partially open sides is to be <br />construed as fifty percent or more. Examples of covered space are covered balconies, <br />covered portions of improved roof areas, or space under buildings supported on <br />columns or posts or cantilevered. The square footage countable as covered open <br />space shall not exceed the square footage of the open space sides. <br />g;ltxtamendwexdevladminrec.docl8-17-99Uc1 <br />