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-- public and private street rights-of-way; -- parking areas; -- non -recreational buildings and structures; and -- environmentally sensitive lands from which density has been transferred. C. Location of Recreational Areas. Recreational areas shall be located within the boundaries of the development or on adjoining land. All lands designated for recreational areas shall be suitable for their intended purpose, considering their topography, vegetation, drainage, size, access and relationship to surrounding uses. d. Maintenance of Recreational Areas. All recreational areas shall be reserved and maintained in perpetuity as provided in paragraph E(6)(c) of this Section, "Maintenance of Common Open Space Areas". 8. Perimeter Transition Area. Required Perimeter Building Setback. No building or parking area shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any right-of-way or to the perimeter property line of a PRD. The perimeter building setback shall be maintained as permanent open space. In addition, one (1) foot of perime- ter setback shall be added for each two (2) feet or fraction thereof of building height over twenty-five feet for build- ings located on the perimeter of the development. b. Compatibility With Adjacent Single Family Zoning Districts Development. As part of the special exception approval, the Board of County Commissioners may require a compatibility zone of not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet in depth when the PRD directly abuts an RFD, RS -1, RS -3 or RS -6 zoning district, within which the setbacks, height, and lot coverage requirements will be in conformance with the adjacent zoning classification and development. The appli- cant may be allowed to develop multiple family dwellings closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet to adjacent single family development provided the project includes an in- creased perimeter building setback and utilizes increased landscaping within the perimeter setback. 9. Applicability of Zoning Size and Dimension Regulations. It is the intent of the Planned Residential Development regulations to offer applicants greater flexibility in designing and developing residential areas in order to accommodate more efficient and innovative residential environments. a. General Criteria for Reviewing Modified Lot and Building Configurations. The size and dimension standards for the respective zoning districts which allow PRD's as special exceptions may be modified as provided in this section, upon approval by the Board of County Commissioners. Modifica- tions may be approved only in accordance with the following criteria: i. Privacy: The modified building setback shall maintain privacy within individual dwellings. The modified building setback shall take into consideration the location and size of windows and their relation to public and semi-public areas, streets and other windows and screening. ii. Light and Air: The modified building setback shall provide adequate light and air, taking into consid- eration the relationship between window size and adequate light and air. -10-