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ARTICLE VI <br /> OPEN SPACE AND PARKLAND <br /> Section 6.01 General Open Space and Parkland Requirements. <br /> A. Open Space, Established. Open Space shall mean all Neighborhood Parks, Community Amenity Center(s), <br /> Pocket Parks, Drainage Ways, trails, Floodplains, and Easements illustrated in Exhibit D. All open space <br /> shall be accessible to the general public except for the Community Amenity Center(s) and Pocket Parks, <br /> access to which may be limited only to residents of all or a portion of Cotton Center. <br /> B. Parkland, Established. Parkland shall be further defined as Open Space that is determined by the Parks Board <br /> as acceptable for use as an area of active recreation. For purposes of this Agreement, Parkland shall include, <br /> but not be limited to Neighborhood Parks, Pocket Parks, and open spaces that contain improved Trails. <br /> Parkland shall not include detention ponds, slopes greater than 15%, floodways, Drainage Ways that do not <br /> include trails, or all other areas that are determined by the Parks Department as insufficient for active <br /> recreation based on the nature or size of the land proposed for open space. <br /> C. Open Space General Area Requirements. A minimum of 20% of the total land area of Cotton Center shall be <br /> devoted to Open Space; provided, however, each Sub-District is not required to devote 20% of its land area <br /> to Open Space. <br /> Parkland General Requirements. A minimum of 50% of the open space within any Sub-District shall be <br /> devoted to Parkland at the time of Subdivision Concept Plat. Parkland shall be approved by the Parks <br /> Department as acceptable for use as an area of active recreation, prior to approval of Subdivision Concept <br /> Plat. <br /> E. Open Space and Parkland Ownership and Maintenance Prior to Annexation by the City. All Open Space and <br /> Parkland within all phases of Cotton Center shall be owned and maintained by the Owner, the HOA or MUD <br /> prior to annexation by the City. <br /> F. Open Space and Parkland Ownership and Maintenance following Annexation by the City. Following <br /> annexation by the City, the ownership and maintenance of Open Space and Parkland shall be in accordance <br /> the Sections 6.02 and 6.05 below. <br /> G. 1/4 Mile Distance. All Residential Lots shall be within 1/4 mile of any one of the following: Neighborhood <br /> Park, Pocket Park, Amenity Center, or improved trails constructed of concrete, asphalt or other material <br /> approved by the San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department. <br /> 15 <br />