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arterial or collector street and back up to single family neighborhoods. Buildings and uses will generally <br /> be in scale with the surrounding neighborhoods and be walkable as well as providing vehicular access. <br /> Sites may be single use or, mixed use, may incorporate residential uses or may be solely residential at a <br /> higher density than the adjacent neighborhood. Zoning Districts: R-10; Multi-family; Neighborhood <br /> Business; Neighborhood Business Special Use; Central Commercial; Central Commercial Special <br /> Use; Multi-Family Special Use; Residential Special Use <br /> Retail Services. These areas focus on retail and commercial uses. They should be located near <br /> residential and employment areas to provide good access to commerce and personal services. Retail areas <br /> can have a range of characteristics depending on their primary markets. The larger scale regional draws <br /> are more automobile-oriented and draw people from throughout the region. These areas should be located <br /> near interstate access, and they may include larger scale stores like "big boxes", warehouse clubs, and <br /> large specialty retailers. Smaller, accessory uses can also locate in these areas to provide convenience <br /> shopping and include restaurants and smaller specialty retailers; often located on out-parcels or in smaller <br /> shopping centers. Zoning Districts: Neighborhood Business; Neighborhood Business Special Use; <br /> Central Commercial; Central Commercial Special Use; General Commercial; High Intensity <br /> Commercial; Entranceway Special Use; Special Design Special Use <br /> Suburban Office Complex. These areas provide opportunities to for office and employment enterprises <br /> which do not rely on walk-in customers or have a manufacturing component. Businesses may be large or <br /> small but will generally arrange themselves in a campus setting with limited walkability and supporting <br /> services. Developments of this type should be kept small in nature to limit the peak transportation impact <br /> and limited vitality. Zoning Districts: Limited Office; Office Institutional; Business Park; Economic <br /> Development District; Entranceway Special Use; Special Design Special Use <br /> Town Center. This area incorporates the historic structures, civic uses, commercial opportunities, and <br /> the active pedestrian environment that is the downtown core of Hillsborough. The core commercial areas <br /> are to be preserved and enhanced over the long-term and should provide mixed-use opportunities that <br /> combine second-floor residential units with ground floor commercial, office, or institutional uses. <br /> Zoning Districts: R-20; Office Institutional; Central Commercial; Central Commercial Special Use <br /> 3 Approved by the BOCC 11-5-13 <br />