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26 <br /> Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.4:General Commercial Districts <br /> w <br /> DirvIENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br /> EXISTING <br /> COMMERCIAL <br /> Lot Size, min.(square 40,000[1] <br /> feet) <br /> PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of the Existing Commercial-5(EC 5)District is to <br /> provide a Front Setback from R 40 <br /> district to be used only during the application of zoning to ROW, min. (feet) <br /> previously unzoned townships to accommodate existing NR 35 <br /> commercial uses or in zoned townships to previously zoned <br /> commercial property which is not located in areas designated as } ,` <br /> Activity Nodes by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> APPLICABILITY <br /> 'None(2]' <br /> This district shall be applied to: R 20 <br /> Rear Setback, min. <br /> 1. Existing commercial uses in previously unzoned townships. (feet) NR None[2] <br /> 2. Previously zoned commercial property located in areas not <br /> designated as Activity Nodes in the adopted Comprehensive <br /> Plan. , , ,25f <br /> yet , a � I ' <br /> This designation shall only be applied to property used for f 33' e <br /> existing commercial at the time of application of this Ordinance. wk <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Floor Area Ratio,max. NR .492 <br /> [1]R=residential,NR=non-residential. <br /> [2]Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially gW[ On Spacer <br /> zoned land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback ofp" x <br /> , <br /> the adjacent residential district. <br /> [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot Required <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. Pedestrian/Landscape NR .178 <br /> Ratio,min. <br /> DEVELOPMENT EC-5 DISTRICT SPECIFIC . • -D <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the EC-5 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 /> 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.19 <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 wastewaters stems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between <br /> 19 Changes to Sections 6.2.5 and 6.2.6 are proposed(see relevant portion of this amendment package). Since the <br /> proposed changes involve an additional exception,staff is suggesting that language be added to 42 to direct users to <br /> the appropriate Section of the UDO if the users'project involves more than one non-residential principal use or <br /> principal structure instead of having two separate Development Standards(#9 and#10)in this chart. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-28 <br />