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34 <br /> The importance of the Site Volume Ratio (SVR)is that it sets <br /> the land use intensity standard that projects in the Economic <br /> Development Districts must meet.A minimum SVR has thus <br /> been established for each category of land use permitted in <br /> the Economic Development Districts. Proposed development <br /> must meet or exceed the following ratios: <br /> dlr <br /> Minimum Required Site Volume Ratios <br /> Required SVR <br /> Primary,Primary Transition <br /> Overlay,Primary 1,and <br /> Land Use Secondary Areas Primary 11 Areas <br /> Residential 2.0 3,0 <br /> OfceAnstitutional 2.0 3.0 <br /> Service/Retail 1.0 2.0 <br /> Flex Space 1.0 2.0 <br /> Distribution/Wh0lesale 3.0 4.0 <br /> Industrial 1.0 2.0 <br /> NOTE: Industrial use is considered to be any use which involves the assembly,production or manufacture of <br /> goods or materials.The intensity or impacts of industrial use depends on the nature of the specific <br /> activity. For example,electronics assembly would be considered an industrial use,but would have <br /> littlepotential for pollution,high water use or other impacts which are often perceived as being <br /> associated with industrial activity. <br /> "Amended 1-17-915 Wth the exception of residential uses,the site volume ratios <br /> were selected after an intensive study of the design features <br /> and land use intensity ratios of selected sites in the Research <br /> Triangle and Piedmont Triad regions.The study involved at <br /> 7TJOt;'Lase SftAdy-Cafa&ft least three sites from each of the land use categories,and the <br /> We VVANW MAD ratios established above are representative of the average <br /> SVR for each category. <br /> SVR=LVR-8W <br /> Although studies were not conducted of residential uses, they <br /> Lar dwWe MdmtNw RC§o 2.399 have been assigned the same SVR as office and institutional <br /> LBSS.&,A"7o ' va*# 1oE uses.The rationale for this approach is that land uses in <br /> f£RND a277 Secondary Development Areas are limited to residential and <br /> officellnstitutional uses, thus the same landscape to building <br /> Site Volume Ratio 2.122 ratio;e.g.,site volume ratio,was desired. <br /> A final point to note is the landscape volume ratio obtained in <br /> the preceding section when comparing wooded sites with sites <br /> devoid of tree cover. The site volume ratio for the case study <br /> site (2.122)exceeded the minimum required SVR for office <br /> and institutional uses because of the forested areas on the <br /> rear portion of the site. If the forested areas had been absent <br /> Ecorwrk Development Distracts Des07 Mawaf PVe 2.3.1 2 <br />