Definitions - Open Space
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Active Recreation Open SpaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
Open space provided for active recreation. If located on commonly owned open space, Owners Association-owned recreational structures, buildings, and facilities may be open to the public for a fee, provided the intent of the open space requirements is maintained.
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. Open SpaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
Open space provided for agriculture that is protected by conservation easement in accordance with Section 7.02.
- Commonly Owned Open SpaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
Open space that is owned and managed by an Owners Association and restricted for the use and enjoyment of such association's members and invitees.
Open space provided for outdoor gathering places, such as plazas, pocket parks, gardens, public art, and amphitheaters.
- Passive Recreation Open SpaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
Open space provided for passive recreation.
There are 4 Open Space types permitted under Section 7.02: Open Space, Agricultural; Open Space, Community; Open Space, Active Recreation; and Open Space, Passive Recreation. Open Space must be provided as Commonly Owned Open Space where required under Section 7.02.
From the ordinance
Areas of trees, shrubs, lawns, grass, pathways, and other natural and man-made amenities set aside for the use and enjoyment of residents, visitors and other persons, unoccupied by structures, buildings, or facilities other than those permitted by the applicable Open Space type, and accessible to and adequate for persons and functions it is designed to serve.