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193 <br /> PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> ARTICLE 5 .1 .2 SCHEDULE FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT <br /> MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO -- EI , I-1 , 1-2 AND 1-3 DISTRICTS <br /> ISSUE: Two inquiries have been made regarding the development <br /> and/or expansion of industrial establishments in Orange <br /> County . Both persons have encountered difficulty in <br /> complying with the maximum floor area ratios contained in • <br /> Article 5 .1 .2, particularly those which apply in Existing <br /> Industrial (EI ) and Light Industrial (I-1 ) zoning <br /> districts . <br /> EXISTING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS <br /> FLOOR AREA RATIOS. (FAR] . <br /> Maximum floor area ratios which apply in industrial <br /> zoning districts are Listed below. The ratios have been <br /> applied to a 3—acre parcel to illustrate the variation in <br /> permitted gross floor area . <br /> PERMITTED GROSS <br /> ZONING DISTRICT FAR FLOOR AREA (1 ) <br /> Existing Industrial (EI ) <br /> Lot—',by—lot .063 8,233 SF <br /> Light Industrial (I-1 ) <br /> Lat Eby—Lot .063 8,233 SF <br /> Planned Development .072 9 ,408 SF <br /> Medium 'Industrial (I-2) <br /> Lot--,by—Lot .283 36 ,982. SF <br /> Planned Development .325 42,471 SF . <br /> Heavy Industrial (I-3) <br /> Lot-by--lot .400 52,272 SF <br /> Planned Development .459 59,982 SF <br /> NOTE: (1 ) Number of square feet of floor area <br /> derived by multiplying Land area x floor area <br /> ratio (FAR) applying to the lot . <br /> OPEN SPACE RATIOS (OSR) <br /> Open space ratios also influence the amount of Land which <br /> may be ',developed in industrial districts , particularly in <br /> I-2 and 1-3 districts . By definition , open space <br /> includes all land area not covered by buildings . It <br /> includes landscaped and/or Lawn areas as well as parking <br /> and vehicular access areas .. <br />