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Article 3: Base Zoning DistriFis <br /> Section 3.3: Residential Distric s <br /> R-8 DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br /> HIGH INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL Lot Size, min. (square 5 100 <br /> feet) <br /> PURPOSE Lot Width, min. (feet) 50 <br /> The purpose of . e High Intensity Residential (R-8) District is to <br /> provide locations .r high intensity residential development and <br /> supporting recreati. al community, service, or educational uses Front Setback from <br /> in areas where the fu range urban services are available. ROW, min. (feet) 20 [1] <br /> It is further intended that ese districts be used to promote <br /> economically mixed housing developments and to contribute to Corner Side Setba' , 20 [2] <br /> the provision of a range of h. sing types for lower income min. (feet) <br /> households. <br /> APPLICABILITY Side Setbac , min. 8[1] <br /> (feet) <br /> This district will usually be applied w -re the following <br /> conditions exist: Rear -tback, min. <br /> 8 [1] <br /> 1. Designated by the adopted Comprehen .ve Plan as a (feet <br /> Transition Area which can reasonably be an -xed by a <br /> municipality in the ensuing 10-20 years, or wit the Chapel Hill <br /> Joint Planning Area located at an Activity Node .-signated by <br /> the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> 2. Water and sewer lines should exist at site or be as red 6 <br /> installation as part of the development process. <br /> 3. Vehicular access must consist of direct access to a :tre- Height, max. (feet) 25 [3] <br /> certified either arterial or collector as designated by t - adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> 4. The full range of urban services exist or are oposed at the <br /> time of the development including fire, police, ecreation, <br /> education, commercial and cultural activitie . <br /> R[4] 246 <br /> Floor Ar_. Ratio, max. NR <br /> R-CU .283 <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOT NR-CU <br /> [1]Accessory structures shall not b- erected in any required R NR .75 <br /> front open space and shall also c• form to all other regulations. Required Ope Space <br /> [2]Any corner lot having an ab ing interior lot on its side street <br /> Ratio, min. R CUU NR .74 <br /> shall observe a front yard set..ck from both streets provided, Required Livability R .49 <br /> however,that this requirem= t does not reduce the width <br /> suitable for a building on s:id lot to less than 25 feet. (See Space Ratio, min. R-CU 48 <br /> graphic in Section 6.2.7 Required Recreation R .296 <br /> [3]Two feet of additio :I height shall be allowed for one foot Space Ratio, min. R-CU .299 <br /> increase of the requi -d front and side setbacks. <br /> [4] R=residential, R=non-residential, CU =conditional use. Gross Land Area, min. R U NR 7,000 <br /> (square feet) • <br /> Required Pedestrian/ N .088 <br /> Landscape Ratio, min. NR-C .185 <br /> R-8 DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the R-8 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional Use U) <br /> or MPD-CZ District is approved (see Section 3.8). <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. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-16 <br />