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OSPD Ordinance 11/17/99 Page 11 places of historic, archeological or cultural value and their environs. c. Located such that at least 50% of the lots within a neighborhood abut open space on at least one side. A local street may separate lots from open space. d. Views shall be preserved on and off-site to the maximum possible. e. Locate neighborhood recreation open spaces such that they are an integral part of the neighborhood or the surrounding home sites, are at an elevation appropriate to their intended recreational use, have boundaries that are clearly defined and are accessible to all neighborhood residents from a public street. f. Preserve natural habitat to the maximum extent possible in a contiguous, connected configuration. Natural open spaces may include, but are not limited to, fields, wetlands, slopes, bluffs, woods, lakes, ponds, streams, shore lands, and other environmentally sensitive areas. g. Connect individual home sites with pedestrian corridors or sidewalks to larger open spaces and places of destination on and off site. Open spaces should be accessible to pedestrians at roughly (1,200) foot intervals along public roadways. Pedestrian corridors between lots shall be at least (50) feet in width and buffered from view of adjacent properties. h. Buffer residential properties from incompatible uses with buffer zones of at least (100) feet to minimize land use conflicts. The buffer zones shall be thickly planted with native grasses, shrubs and trees. Roads may be included in the buffer that will create an effective barrier separating yards from fields and pastures. i. Minimizes development fronting onto existing arterial roads by establishing buffer zones with existing and native vegetation to protect rural roadside character and to improve public safety and traffic carrying capacity. j. Locate houses and garages such that the garages do not dominate the streetscape. s: \ document \ ordinanc \ oa98-3.doc