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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 291 Section 3.4: General Commercial Districts 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the NC -2 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional Use (CU) or MPD -CZ District is approved (see Section 3.8). Additionally, non - residential uses are restricted based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.3for land 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. use restrictions. Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 and all applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. See Sections 6.2.5 a3 d 6.2.6 if more than one principal use or principal structure is proposed on a non - residential zoning lot. The residential density permitted on a given parcel is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density (i.e., the number of individual dwellings that can be developed on a parcel of property). Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Sections 4.2.5 and 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. Additionally, Section 4.2.6 may require a larger lot size for non - residential uses than is contained in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards Table. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District (see Section 4.2), the minimum usable lot area for lots that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between 40,000 square feet and 1.99 acres in size; zoning lots two acres and greater in size shall have a minimum usable lot area of at least 40,000 square feet. Proposed subdivisions are subject to all applicable subdivision standards detailed in Article 7. Note that Article 7 provides for different dimensional requirements than those shown in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards table depending upon the type of subdivision proposed and the percentage of open space provided. Subdivisions proposing private roads are subject to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to 8. 9. 10. Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. Subdivisions in the Economic Development, Commercial and /or Industrial Nodes are subject to the procedure outlined in Section 2.16. The maximum amount of land zoned NC -2 within Rural Community Activity Nodes shall be limited to ten acres with a five acre limitation imposed within other Nodes, specifically Rural Neighborhood and Rural Industrial Nodes, as defined within the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. In situations where a Node has reached capacity, additional rezoning may be possible through the submittal, processing, and approval of a Conditional Use in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. Acreage limitations shall not apply to property zoned Existing Commercial -5 (EC -5), Conditional Use (CU), or MPD -CZ. All sites designated NC -2 shall have direct access to a street classified either as an arterial or collector as designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. F; n teF than two is by right en any on residential ze ing lot gr-ea fli. Ne more than GRe PFiRGipaI 6tP61GtUFe per:mMed Ge iR F sideRtial uses 6hall be GORtaiRed WithiR a siRgle less 12. GR paFGels than two aGFes size, FAUltiple ROR FeF the PUFP96e6 Of this eth F. Ft 4 lease, shall t be , GGnsmdeFed a a d` itwe aI lire 13 Changes to Sections 6.2.5 and 6.2.6 are proposed (see relevant portion of this amendment package). Since the proposed changes involve an additional exception, staff is suggesting that language be added to #2 to direct users to the appropriate Section of the UDO if the users' project involves more than one non - residential principal use or principal structure instead of having two separate Development Standards ( 411 and 912) in this chart. Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance ruye a -ca