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Article 3: Base Zoning Distri�j <br /> Section 3.3: Residential Distric s <br /> ■ -13 DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br /> HIGH INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL Lot Size, min. (square 3,00 <br /> feet) <br /> PURPOSE Lot Width, min. (feet) 50 <br /> The purpose o he High Intensity Residential (R-13) District is <br /> to provide locati.Is for high intensity residential development <br /> and supporting rec -ational community, service,or educational Front Setback from 20 [1] <br /> uses in areas where e full range urban services are available. ROW, min. (feet) <br /> It is further intended tha' hese districts be used to promote <br /> economically mixed housi ; developments and to contribute to Corner Side Setbac:, 20 [2] <br /> the provision of a range of h.using types for lower income min. (feet) <br /> households. <br /> APPLICABILITY Side Setback, in. 8[1] <br /> (feet) <br /> This district will usually be applied w -re the following <br /> conditions exist: Rear S: sack, min. <br /> 8 [1] <br /> 1. Designated by the adopted Comprehe ive Plan as a (feet) <br /> Transition Area which can reasonably be an'exed by a <br /> municipality in the ensuing 10-20 years, or wit 'n 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 ured o <br /> installation as part of the development process. <br /> 3. Vehicular access must consist of direct access to a e- Height, max. (feet) 25 [3] <br /> certified either arterial or collector as designated by th- adop':d <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> 4. The full range of urban services exist or are s oposed at the <br /> time of the development including fire, police, r-creation, <br /> education, commercial and cultural activities <br /> R[4] .348 <br /> Floor Are. Ratio, max. R-CU <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOT NR CU .400 <br /> [1]Accessory structures shall not b• erected in any required <br /> front open space and shall also c'nform to all other regulations. Required Ope Space R R-CU 72 <br /> [2]Any corner lot having an ab ing interior lot on its side street Ratio, min. NR CU <br /> shall observe a front yard sets.ck from both streets provided, Required Livability R .45 <br /> however,that this requirem: t does not reduce the width Space Ratio, min. R-CU .44 <br /> suitable for a building on :id lot to less than 25 feet. (See Required Recreation .494 <br /> graphic in Section 6.2.7 . <br /> [3]Two feet of additio .I height shall be allowed for one foot Space Ratio, min. R-CU 497 <br /> increase of the requi -d front and side setbacks. Gross Land Area, min. R- U NR- 5,000 <br /> [4] R=residential, R=non-residential, CU =conditional use. (square feet) •U <br /> Required Pedestrian/ NR-C. 18 <br /> Landscape Ratio, min. <br /> R-13 DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the R-13 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional Us- CU) <br /> or MPD-CZ District is approved (see Section 3.8). <br /> 2. Non-residential uses are permitted only as a Conditional Use(CU) District in the R-13 district. <br /> Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-18 <br />