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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts Section 3.4: General Commercial Districts 297 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. 6. 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. 7. 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 Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. 8. Subdivisions in the Economic Development, Commercial and /or Industrial Nodes are subject to the procedure outlined in Section 2.16. the pi:eper-ty, and the lot is gFeateF thaR twe aGFes in size, a Class A SpeGiAl Wre Permit and Site PlaR, OR PaFGels less than We aGFeG in Gize, FRUItiple ReA Fesidential uses shall be GontaiRed within a siRgle ether -art teFm lease tin t be Gensidered an additional use. 11. An Existing Commercial -5 (EC -5) District eliminated or reduced to a non - functional zoning lot as a result of a public - entity condemnation or partial taking may be amended by Board of County Commissioner's legislative action provided the following criterion are met: a. Rezoning Process: L The amended district acreage shall not be increased in size by more than 10% of the existing parcel(s). The use shall be the same primary use as listed in the Existing Commercial - 5 (EC -5) inventory when the district was originally created. ii. The new district shall be contiguous to the existing district. iii. Land not rezoned or not included within the new petitioned district shall be petitioned, by the owner(s), to be returned to the zoning classification of the surrounding land. In the event there is more than one adjacent zoning district, the tract shall be returned to the lowest use category of the surrounding adjacent property provided a non - conforming situation is not created on the subject or adjacent parcels. iv. Additional property added to an existing parcel shall be recombined by deed into one zoning lot prior to issuance of zoning or building permits. V. Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan shall not be mandatory when considering a rezoning /relocation of an EC -5 District, but shall be evaluated. vi. If a condemnation results in less than or equal amount of property being taken for public right -of -way than is specified in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan (Transportation Element) for typical right of way dedication, then these criteria shall not be used. b. Building Permit Process i. All watershed impervious surface limitations shall be met. ii. A 20 foot wide landscaped buffer shall be established along the new right -of -way. Design criteria shall meet commercial standards, as required in Section 6.8. iii. Economic Development District standards shall be used, where applicable. See Article 6. iv. Access points shall be limited to two locations with a maximum width of 26 feet each and a maximum radius of 30- degrees. A driveway permit application shall be submitted along with zoning permit request. V. Freestanding monument signs shall be limited to six feet in height and 50 square feet maximum. In the case of gas station uses, only the portion of a sign for fuel pricing may be internally illuminated. vi. All current Environmental Health regulations shall be met. vii. All other applicable development criteria such as parking, lighting, loading /unloading areas, buffers, etc. shall apply. See Article 6. Orange County, North Carolina - Unified Development Ordinance raqu 0-e-0