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338 Article 6: Development Standards <br />Section 6.3: Land Use Intensity Measures <br />6.3.2 Floor Area <br />(A) Residential <br />(1) The maximum residential floor area shall not exceed the number of square feet <br />derived by multiplying gross residential land area by the floor area ratio (FAR) <br />applying to that district, as established in Article 3 of this Ordinance. <br />(B) Non - Residential <br />(1) The maximum floor area shall not exceed the number of square feet derived by <br />multiplying gross land area by the floor area ratio (FAR) applying to that zoning <br />district, as established in Article 3 of this Ordinance. <br />6.3.3 Open Space <br />(A) Residential <br />(1) The minimum open space required shall not be less than the number of square <br />feet derived by multiplying gross residential land area by the open space ratio <br />(OSR) applying to the zoning district, as established in Article 3 of this <br />Ordinance. <br />(B) Non - Residential <br />(1) The minimum open space shall not be less than the number of square feet <br />derived by multiplying gross land area by the open space ratio (OSR) applying to <br />that zoning district, as established in Article 3 of this Ordinance. <br />6.3.4 Livability Space <br />(A) The minimum livability space required shall not be less than the number of square feet <br />derived by multiplying gross residential land area by the livability space ratio (LSR) <br />applying to the zoning district, as established in Article 3 of this Ordinance. <br />6.3.5 Recreation Space <br />(A) The minimum recreation space required shall not be less than the number of square feet <br />derived by multiplying gross residential land area by the recreation space ratio (RSR) <br />applying to the zoning district, as established in Article 3 of this Ordinance. <br />6.3.6 Pedestrian / Landscape Space <br />(A) The minimum pedestrian / landscape space shall not be less than the number of square <br />feet derived by multiplying gross land area by the pedestrian /landscape ratio (PLR) <br />applying to that zoning district, as established in Article 3 of this Ordinance. <br />6.3.7 Impervious SuFfaGe Ratio 82 <br />(A) in Genera-1 <br />BVR, LVR, and SVR ratios are not widely used in this country and the calculations are somewhat cumbersome and <br />do not add any value over using the more common rations of Floor Area Ratio (FAR), Open Space Ratio (OSR) and <br />Pedestrian/Landscape Ratio coupled with landscaping requirements, impervious surface limits, stream buffer <br />requirements, and other development standards contained in this UDO. <br />82 This Section is redundant with Sections 4.2.5 and 4.2.6 where impervious surface requirements are listed for non - <br />EDD lands. Staff has modified Tables 4.2.5.1 and 4.2.6 as necessary to include the ISR limits as they pertain to the <br />EDDs. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -9 <br />