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40 Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.6: Other Districts <br /> SECTION 3.6: OTHER DISTRICTS <br /> DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br /> PID <br /> PUBLIC INTEREST DISTRICT Lot Size,min.,per use 500 000 <br /> (square feet) <br /> PURPOSE <br /> Lot Width,min. t No requirement <br /> The purpose of Public Interest District(PID)is to preserve and <br /> protect certain public land and private educational lands,deemed <br /> environmentally sensitive and of major scientific research Front Setback from No requirement <br /> significance from the impacts of development In addition,these ROW,min.(feet) <br /> lands will be managed in ways that will prevent any Intentionally <br /> generated adverse impacts from affecting surrounding property. Side Setback,min. No requirement[1] <br /> APPLICABILITY (feet) <br /> This district will be applied to the following: Rear Setback, min. No requirement[1] <br /> 1. All Duke Forest lands,the Eno River State Park,all University (feet) <br /> of North Carolina lands,and all other public or private <br /> educational lands deemed to be environmentally sensitive and of <br /> major scientific or research significance. Height,max. (feet) 25[2] <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Floor Area Ratio,max. .0125 <br /> [1]Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially Required Open Space <br /> zoned land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback of Ratio, min. No requirement <br /> the adjacent residential district. <br /> [2]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot Required <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. Pedestrian/Landscape No requirement <br /> Ratio, min. <br /> PID DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the PI D District in Section 6.2, 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.31 <br /> 3. Residential uses are not permitted in this district. <br /> 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the <br /> property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. <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 /> sr 19 meFe than GR9 I)FiRGipal stNGture is peFmi#ed by Fight 9R aRy RGR Fesidential zGRiR9!Gt gFeateF than tA,9 <br /> SGF98 OA SiZe. I.AlhA-Fe-PAQ-re thaR GRe pFiAGipal 8tFUGtUF9 16 PFGPGred IF;9FGleF tO GaFFY GUt the p0l;Gipal use Gf <br /> the PFGP9FtY, and th9 19t iS 9F61alW thaR NW aGF96 if;size, a Glass A SP9GIal U Permit and 949-1241f;, <br /> Changes to Sections 6.2.5 and 6.2.6 are proposed(see relevant portion ofthis amendment package). Since the <br /> proposed changes involve an additional exception,staff is suggesting that language be added to#2 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(#6 and#7)in this chart <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-42 <br />