2010-032 Planning - Professional Services Related to the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance

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Article 30-3:Zoning Districts Section D:Residential Base Zoning Districts Subsection 4:Single-Family Res-bide ntial 15(SF-15)District 4. SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 15 (SF-15) DISTRICT • The Single-Family Residential 15(SF-15)Di strict is established to accommodate pnndpally single- family detached residential development at low densities subject to the design standards in Article 30-5:Development Standards.It also accommodates two-to four-family dwellings designed to appear as single-family detached homes,and zero lot line development subject to the requirements of this Ordinance. District regulations are intended to discourage any use that k 31"bl. t • substantially irrterferes with the development of single-family detached dwellings and that is � detrimental to the quiet residential nature of the district Also allowed are complementary uses usually found in residential zoning districts such as parks,open space,elementary schools,and places of worship. M A&Jk Lot area per unit min. sq ft) 15,000 n/a Lot width,min.(ft) 100 n/a Gross residential density,max. 3;3.2 forzero lot line development n/a n/a]46(dwelling units/acre)[I Lot coverage,max (%of lot area) � [2] 25; IS where abutting a Height,max(ft) 35 singles family zoning district or use Front and comer side setback, 40;65 from street centerline Not allowed in frond side, min.(it)[3] or corner side setbacks Side setback,min.(ft)(3] 15 Rear setback,min.(ft) [3] 35 5 Spacing,between buildings, r�a 20 5 min.($) Zero lot line development must be on a site or tract of 40,000 square feet or more,shall comply with the mam60 mum gross residential density standards,and shall require a special use permit(See Section 30- Zero lot line development 2,3,<>)when proposed on a lot or site smaller than three acres in a developed portion of the city. Setbacks for lots on the perimeter of the development shall meet the district minimums;otherwise no setbacks,lot area,lot coverage,or building spacing requirements shall apply. ---------- Open Space Set-Aside(90 of Residential uses: :Nonresidential and mbced-uses:[to be d etermined in Module 3] parcel) NOTES:[I]Gross residential density may be increased by up to 10 percent for development located within an"incentive area"as identified on the offiaal zoning map. [2]Accessory structures/use areas shall not exceed the lesser of. 1,500 square feet in size or 15 Pe %Je of the allowable lot wverage. [3]Minimum setbacks for all other principal uses shall be increased by five feet for all building vralls 25 feet or more above grade. 4s These standards carry forward the R-15 district dknensional standards butinclude new gross density requirements and new lot area requirements for two-wfour-family dwellings. 46 The new UDO will allow density rounding as ks done'n Cumberland County. In cases where a site's acreage allows a gross densky that exceeds a whole number by 0.6 or more,the new UDO will allow an additional dwelling unit to be located on a site. June 2009' City of Fayetteville.,North- Carolina Page 3-I I Unified Development Ordinance-Module Two Public Review Draft(REVISED)