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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 14 <br /> Section 3.4: General Commercial Districts <br /> DIMENSIONAL GC 4 • RATIO STANDARDS <br /> GENERAL <br /> COMMERCIAL <br /> Lot Size, min. (square feet) 40,000[1] <br /> PURPOSE <br /> Lot Width, min. (feet) 75 <br /> The purpose of the General Commercial-4(GC 4) District is Front Setback from ROW, min. <br /> to provide suitable situated and sized sites that allow a (feet) 35 <br /> broad range of commercial, office and service uses. <br /> Performance standards will be used to insure the absence <br /> of adverse impacts beyond the zoning district boundary. <br /> Side Setback, min. (feet) None[2] <br /> APPLICABILITY <br /> This district will usually be applied where the following Rear Setback, min. (feet) None[2] <br /> conditions exist: <br /> 1. The site is within an area designated by the adopted Height, max. (feet)., if located 45[3] <br /> Comprehensive Plan as either a Commercial Transition outside of a CTAN or CITAN <br /> Activity Node(CTAN), or Commercial-Industrial Transition <br /> Activity Node(CITAN). Height, max. (feet)., if located <br /> within a CTAN or CITAN 60[`3] <br /> 2. Water and sewer mains exist at the site or are to be <br /> made available as part of the development process or the Floor Area Ratio,max., if NR[4] .492 <br /> lot size for individual uses are appropriate to the method of located outside of a CTAN or <br /> water supply and sewage disposal. CITAN NR-CU .566 <br /> Floor Area Ratio, max., if <br /> located within a CTAN or .75 <br /> CITAN <br /> Required Open Space Ratio, <br /> min.,if located outside of a GW .71 <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: CTAN or CITAN <br /> [1] Lot size for individual uses shall be appropriate to the Required Open Space Ratio, <br /> method of water supply and sewage disposal. min., if located within a CTAN .40 <br /> [2] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to or CITAN <br /> residentially zoned land shall be equal to the required side <br /> or rear setback of the adjacent residential district. Gross Land Area, min./max. NR-CU 425,600/ <br /> [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one (square feet) none <br /> foot increase of the required front and side setbacks. Required <br /> [4]R=residential, NR=non-residential, CU=conditional Pedestrian/Landscape Ratio, <br /> use. min., if located outside of a .178 <br /> CTAN or CITAN <br /> Required <br /> Pedestrian/Landscape Ratio, .05 <br /> min., if located within a CTAN <br /> or CITAN <br /> DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the GC-4 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional Use(CU) <br /> or MPD-CZ District is approved(see Section 3.8). Additionally, non-residential uses are restricted based on <br /> the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land <br /> use restrictions. <br /> 2. Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-26 <br />