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Article 7: Subdivisions 84 <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> (vii) The village proper may be composed of four uses: Storefront <br /> Uses, Townhouse Uses, single-family detached Residential <br /> Uses, and Workshop Uses. These uses and the standards <br /> applicable to each are described in (3) below. <br /> (b) Village Conservancy <br /> The village conservancy is a continuous open space area surrounding <br /> the village proper, representing the land from which dwellings have been <br /> transferred to the village proper. <br /> (i) In lieu of a continuous open space area, a village conservancy <br /> may consist of open space and estate lots, provided all estate <br /> lots meet the standards of(A) above. <br /> (ii) Open space within the village conservancy shall consist of <br /> designated Primary and/or Secondary Conservation Open Space <br /> Areas. <br /> (iii) The amount of land set aside as open space in the village <br /> conservancy shall comprise at least 33% of the total land area in <br /> the subdivision and shall be no less than 100 feet in width at any <br /> place, except for short connecting links. <br /> (iv) Primary and Secondary Conservation Open Space Areas within <br /> the village conservancy shall be restricted from further <br /> development through dedication to Orange County, another unit <br /> of local government, the State of North Carolina, a private non- <br /> profit land conservancy or a homeowners association, including <br /> the recording of conservation easements. <br /> (3) Village Development Standards <br /> The specific standards applicable to the village proper and its component parts <br /> are described in the following tables. <br /> I ' TABLE 7. .4.C.3:VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> • Land within a village shall be available for uses as provided in this subsection(C). <br /> Land Use • Mixed uses of buildings is encouraged in central areas of the Village Proper, and single-story, single- <br /> use buildings are discouraged. <br /> • Similar land use categories shall generally front across streets, and dissimilar categories may abut at <br /> Land rear property lines. <br /> Allocation • Corner lots which front on streets of dissimilar use categories shall be designated the category with <br /> the greater intensit of use. <br /> • Lot design and building placement within each area of the village proper should be varied to create a <br /> distinct character, and permit a range of activities and intensities of use. <br /> Lots& • All buildings, except outbuildings, shall have their main entrance opening to a street or square. <br /> Buildings • Stoops, open colonnades, and open porches may encroach into the front yard setbacks. <br /> • Buildings placed less than five feet from a side property line shall be windowless on those sides <br /> (does not apply to front and back); provided, however, small ventilation windows and clerestory <br /> windows are 'ermined. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-53 <br />