4.3.17. PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.
A. Open space acreage not anticipated for use as active or developed parks shall be located on prominent high points with significant views, or along significant and interesting geological features or wooded areas, or along significant drainages to the maximum extent practicable.
B. A majority of park land acreage anticipated for use as active or developed parks shall be located on flat, well-drained terrain outside the 100-year floodplain. Required open spaces that are anticipated to serve as trail corridors shall be continuous with anticipated trail corridors on adjacent properties to the maximum extent practicable.
C. Areas designated as part of the 100-year floodplain or included in the FP-O zone district pursuant to Section 146-2.6.1 may not be counted towards required open space.
D. Park land and open space areas shall be:
1. Integrated into and throughout the development;
2. Connected with one another and with such land in adjacent development to the maximum extent practicable;
3. Connected by trails to pedestrian routes on adjacent lands and to regional and City trail systems. Open space that is anticipated to serve as a greenway and trail corridor shall be continuous with anticipated greenway and trail corridors on adjacent properties to the maximum extent practicable; and
4. Planned, designed and constructed in compliance with the standards and specifications established by this UDO, including without limitation Sections 146-4.3 (Subdivision Standards), Section 146-5.4.2 (Subdivision of Land), the Aurora City Code, and adopted regulations including all standards and requirements set forth in the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Dedication and Development Criteria Manual. (Ord. No. 2019-49 § 1, 08-19-2019)