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2-35 2. Subdivisions served by a MPCA approved community sewer system shall not exceed eight (8) units per forty (40) acres. (d) Open Space Performance Standards. 1. Open Space Area Regulations. a. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of land subdivided for development shall be dedicated to common open space. b. All designated open space shall be platted as outlot parcels held as open space in perpetuity. Public trail corridors shall be dedicated as park land. c. Each open space outlot shall be classified as natural habitat, neighborhood recreation, or trail corridor open space, and shall conform to the type of use, location criteria, and deed restrictions of that classification, as specified in Section 1001.099 of the Lino Lakes Subdivision Ordinance. 2. Location Criteria. Open space outlots shall be located on the development site according to the following locational criteria: a. Natural Habitat. The development shall preserve natural habitat in a contiguous, connected configuration. Natural habitat open spaces may include, but are not limited to, fields, wetlands, slopes, bluffs, dense woods, lakes, ponds, streams, shorelands, and other environmentally sensitive areas or desirable view sheds. b. Trail Corridors. The development shall locate trail corridor open spaces in strategic places such that larger open space outlots and designated places of destination both on the development tract and adjacent tracts are connected with one another. Trail corridor open spaces may include, but are not limited to, established regional trails, local pathways, paved walkways, and shorelines. Public trail corridors shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in width. c. Neighborhood Recreation. The development shall locate neighborhood recreation open spaces such that they are an integral part of the neighborhood of surrounding homesites, at an elevation appropriate to their intended recreational use, defined by coherent boundaries, and accessible to all neighborhood residents. Neighborhood recreation open spaces may include, but are not limited to, greens, commons, playgrounds, ball fields, gardens, or other recreational areas. d. Public Open Space Accessibility. Open spaces dedicated to the public shall be accessible to pedestrians at no less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) foot intervals along public roadways. Where necessary, pedestrian access corridor outlots between private lots shall be at least twenty (20) feet in width. e. Open Space Ownership and Management. Each designated open space area shall be owned and managed in accordance with standards in Section 1001.099 of the Lino Lakes Subdivision Ordinance.