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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 33 <br /> Section 3.3: Residential Districts <br /> R-2 DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br /> LOW INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL Lot Size, min. (square 20,000 <br /> feet) <br /> PURPOSE Lot Width, min. (feet) 100 <br /> The purpose of the Low Intensity Residential (R-2) District is to Front Setback from <br /> provide locations for low intensity residential development and ROW, min. (feet) 30 [1] <br /> supporting recreational, community service and educational <br /> uses in areas where urban services are available or are to be <br /> provided as part of the development process. Corner Side Setback, 30 [2] <br /> min. (feet) <br /> APPLICABILITY Side Setback, min. 15[1] <br /> (feet) <br /> This district will usually be applied where the following <br /> conditions exist: Rear Setback, min. <br /> 1. Designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan as a <br /> (feet) 15[1] <br /> Transition Area,which can reasonably be expected to be <br /> annexed by a municipality in the ensuing 10-20 years. <br /> 2. Water and sewer lines should exist at site or be assured of <br /> installation as part of the development process. Height, max. (feet) 25[3] <br /> 3. Vehicular access must consist of direct access to a street <br /> classified as either arterial or collector as designated by the <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> R-CU [4] .076 <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Floor Area Ratio, max. NR .088 [5] <br /> [1]Accessory structures shall not be erected in any required NR-CU .100 [5] <br /> front open space and shall also conform to all other regulations. R-CU <br /> [2]Any corner lot having an abutting interior lot on its side street Required Open Space NR-CU .82 <br /> shall observe a front yard setback from both streets provided, Ratio, min. NR 83 <br /> however, that this requirement does not reduce the width Required Livability <br /> suitable for a building on said lot to less than 25 feet. (See R-CU .70 <br /> Space Ratio, min. <br /> graphic in Section 6.2.7). <br /> [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot Required Recreation R .056 <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. Space Ratio, min. R-CU .059 <br /> [4] R=residential, NR= non-residential, CU =conditional use. <br /> [5] Permitted non-residential uses existing as of 5/6/98 shall be Gross Land Area, min. R-CU NR 45,000 <br /> limited to a maximum floor area ratio of.141 in the RB,AR, R-1, (square feet) CU <br /> R-2, R-3, and R-4 zoning districts. Required Pedestrian/ NR .208 <br /> Landscape Ratio, min. NR-CU .205 <br /> R-2 DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the R-2 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional Use(CU) <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 /> 3. While the Minimum Lot Size may be 20,000 square feet, the density permitted on a given parcel is based on <br /> the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a <br /> breakdown of the allowable density(i.e., the number of individual dwellings that can be developed on a <br /> parcel of property). <br /> 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the <br /> property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.5 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. <br /> 5. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District(see Section 4.2), the minimum usable lot area <br /> for lots that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-8 <br />