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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.4: General Commercial Districts <br /> DEVELOPMENT NC-2 DISTRICT SPECIFIC DA-D <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the NC-2 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 4.2.3for land <br /> use restrictions. <br /> 2. Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 <br /> and all applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. See Sections 6.2.5 and <br /> 6.2.6 if more than one principal use or principal structure is proposed on a non-residential zoning lot. <br /> 3. The residential density permitted on a given parcel is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in <br /> which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density(i.e.,the <br /> number of individual dwellings that can be developed on a parcel of property). <br /> 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the <br /> property is located. Refer to Sections 4.2.5 and 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface <br /> area. Additionally, Section 4.2.6 may require a larger lot size for non-residential uses than is contained in <br /> the Dimensional and Ratio Standards Table. <br /> 5. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District(see Section 4.2),the minimum usable lot area <br /> for lots that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between <br /> 40,000 square feet and 1.99 acres in size;zoning lots two acres and greater in size shall have a minimum <br /> usable lot area of at least 40,000 square feet. <br /> 6. Proposed subdivisions are subject to all applicable subdivision standards detailed in Article 7. Note that <br /> Article 7 provides for different dimensional requirements than those shown in the Dimensional and Ratio <br /> Standards table depending upon the type of subdivision proposed and the percentage of open space <br /> provided. <br /> 7. Subdivisions proposing private roads are subject to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed <br /> in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to <br /> Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. <br /> 8. Subdivisions in the Economic Development, Commercial and/or Industrial Nodes are subject to the <br /> procedure outlined in Section 2.16. <br /> 9. The maximum amount of land zoned NC-2 within Rural Community Activity Nodes shall be limited to ten <br /> acres with a five acre limitation imposed within other Nodes,specifically Rural Neighborhood and Rural <br /> Industrial Nodes, as defined within the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. In situations where a Node <br /> has reached capacity, additional rezoning may be possible through the submittal, processing,and approval <br /> of a Conditional Use in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. Acreage limitations shall not <br /> apply to property zoned Existing Commercial-5(EC-5), Conditional Use(CU),or MPD-CZ. <br /> 10. All sites designated NC-2 shall have direct access to a street classified either as an arterial or collector as <br /> designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-23 <br />