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site x d.u./acre f. Plus density transferred from environmentally sensitive portion of the project + d.u./acre Equals the maximum number of residential dwelling units permitted = dwellings 6. PRD Open Space Requirements. All Planned Residential Develop- ments shall provide open space areas pursuant to the following provisions. a. Minimum Open Space Requirements. All PRD's shall provide open space areas as specified within the size and dimension regulations of the underlying zoning district, however, open space shall be calculated for the PRD as a whole (or by phase if a phased development is proposed) rather than by individual lot. Calculation of Open Space Areas. In calculating open space areas, the following shall qualify, subject to the limita- tions provided herein. i. Credit for _Golf Courses and Similar Major Recreational Facilities. It is the intent of this provision to encourage the accessibility of all open space areas to individual dwelling units within Planned Residential Developments. The following standards shall be utilized in calculating creditable open space areas for major recreational facilities: -- If more than sixty (60%) percent of the total residential dwelling units within the abut are adjacent to and have direct visual access to the golf course or major recreational facility, one hundred (100%) percent of the area contained therein shall be credited towards open space; -- If between thirty (30%) percent and sixty (60%) percent of the total residential dwelling units within the PRD are adjacent to and have direct visual access to the golf course or major recre- ational facility, seventy-five (75%) percent of the area contained therein shall be credited towards open space; and -- If less than thirty (30%) percent of the total residential dwelling units within the PRD are adjacent to and have direct visual access to the golf course or major recreational facility, fifty (50%) percent of the area contained therein shall be credited towards open space. All golf courses and other major recreation facilities included as open space for the PRD shall be permanently reserved and maintained as common open space through deed restrictions or other legal instruments, approved by the County Attorney. ii. Credit for Natural and Manmade Water Bodies; Limita- tions. -- Natural water bodies included within the PRD site and which will not be disturbed by development shall be credited as open space. -7-