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53 <br />Article 6: Development Standards <br />Section 6.2: I..ot & Building Standards <br />{1) areas. Where <br />walls containing primary or secondary windows at or below the third - <br />story level face streets or parking areas for ten or more cars, the full <br />dimension of the required yard shall be provided outside the boundaries <br />of the street or parking area. <br />(2) PFimaFy 9F se pen spaGe. Where walls <br />containing primary or secondary windows at or below the third -story level <br />face other permanent. offsite open space without an intervening street, <br />driveway, or parkway area, the full dimension of the required yard shall <br />be provided outside the boundaries of such offsite open space if offsite <br />use is likely to be of a nature adversely affecting privacy or tranquility of <br />occupants. <br />(CI) Calculations of building spacing requirements <br />(1) Spacing requirements for buildings or portions of buildings containing <br />dwelling or lodging units shall be based on the- following: <br />(a) horizontal length of walls, <br />(b) number of stories, <br />(c) types of windows in walls involved, and <br />(d) orientation of main exterior entrance to individual units. <br />(2) Distance between walls shall be at least the sum of depths of the open <br />spaces required for each. <br />(3) Where portions of buildings contain different numbers of stories, required <br />clearance from lot or building site lines shall be as established for the <br />portion nearest to the lot or building site line except as follows: <br />(a) where the spacing required for the portion of the building further <br />from the line is of greater depth, i -which -case the depth so <br />established is the required clearance from the line, (as projected) <br />vertically when space is provided other than at ground level. [D1 <br />.-- Figure 6.2.11. DI <br />(b) Lower portions of buildings may extend into clearance distances <br />required for upper portions if roof areas are appropriately <br />improved in relation to views from the same or higher levels but <br />shall provide clearance to meet their own requirements. [D2 <br />f=igure 6.2.11. DI <br />Figure 6.2.11.D: Building spacing Requirements <br />CORRECT GRAPHIC TO BE INSFRTED <br />Orange County, North Carolina - DRAFT Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -7 <br />