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68 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 /> I <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 /> 6.3.6 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 I Landscape Space <br /> (A) The minimum pedestrian I landscape space shall not be less than the number of square <br /> feet derived by multiplying gross land area by the pedestdan/landscape ratio(PLR) <br /> applying to that zoning district, as established in Article 3 of this Ordinance. <br /> 6.3.7- impeMous SudaGe RatIG 82 <br /> (A) in General <br /> 0) The impei:vieus SUFfaGe Fatie (!§R) 16 the PFGPGFtiGA Gf a Site GG'49Fed by aRy <br /> 664aGe OF M—MA-Fial Aghlr.h impedes OF I)FeVeRtS the natural infiltration n- <br /> the soil. Ruildings, sidewalks, dFiveways, and paFkiRg, leading,and exteFieF <br /> ster,age aFeaS (paved and Wilpaved) are all examples ef!FnpeFV!Gus suFfaGes. <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 />