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Article 7: Subdivisions 81 <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> TABLE 7.13.4.A.6: BUILDING ENVELOPE SPACING STANDARDS <br /> FOR ESTATE LOTS <br /> Minimum s.acin. between building envelopes on adacent lots 100 feet <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and subdivision boundary or off-site 150 feet <br /> sublic street rig ht-of-wa <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and on-site public or private street 50 feet <br /> ri.ht-of-wa <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and any other lot line 30 feet <br /> Minimum spacing between building envelope and wetland or water bodies(lakes, 100 feet <br /> .onds, streams, etc. <br /> (7) Provided the arrangement, design, and shape of estate lots is such that lots <br /> provide satisfactory and desirable sites for building; contribute to the preservation <br /> of designated Primary and/or Secondary Conservation Open Space Areas; <br /> provide convenient access for emergency service vehicles; and satisfy all <br /> building envelope spacing standards, the minimum required lot frontage may be <br /> reduced to not less than 20 feet for flag lots, and lots fronting on culs-de-sac and <br /> "T"turnarounds. <br /> (8) Estate lots shall be restricted against further subdivision through deed restrictions <br /> and/or permanent conservation easements. Primary and Secondary <br /> Conservation Open Space Areas located outside building envelopes shall be <br /> restricted against further development through conservation easements and/or <br /> deed restrictions. <br /> (9) Estate lot subdivision road(s)shall be designed to provide internal access to all <br /> lots in the subdivision. Private driveways shall access existing state maintained <br /> roads only via subdivision roads providing internal access to lots in the <br /> subdivision. <br /> (10) A 100-foot Type F buffer meeting the requirements of Section 6.8.6 shall be <br /> provided along the frontage of all existing state maintained roads adjacent to the <br /> subdivision boundaries. <br /> (a) In areas of dense mature forest, existing vegetation may be used to <br /> fulfill the buffer requirements. <br /> (b) If additional planting is required, new plant materials that satisfy the <br /> buffer requirements of Section 6.8.5 shall be installed and maintained <br /> in accordance with provisions of Section 6.8. <br /> (B) Conservation-Cluster Option <br /> A conservation-cluster subdivision is one in which building lots are grouped together <br /> through a transfer of allowable density within the subdivided tract provided the transfer of <br /> density within the subdivision does not increase the average density in any overlay <br /> zoning district. <br /> In a conservation-cluster subdivision designed with density transfer, lots smaller than the <br /> minimum lot size permitted in the zoning district are allowed provided such lots and <br /> subdivisions are developed in accordance with the following standards: <br /> (1) Land saved through lot size reductions shall consist of designated Primary and/or <br /> Secondary Conservation Open Space Areas. <br /> (2) The total amount of land set aside as Primary and Secondary Conservation <br /> Open Space Areas shall equal the sum of all reductions in minimum lot area and <br /> shall comprise at least 33% of the total land area in the subdivision. For Minor <br /> subdivisions utilizing this option, the minimum amount of open space may <br /> increase beyond amount per UDO 7.12.4(A) (2). <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-50 <br />