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Article 7: Subdivisions 86 <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> TABLE 7. .4.C.3:VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> • The number of parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with Section 6.9 of this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> Parking • No fewer than 75%of the parking spaces shall be located to the rear of the building being served. <br /> The remaining spaces shall be accommodated in curbside parallel spaces and/or in side parking lots <br /> screened from the street. <br /> STOREFRONT USE PROVISIONS <br /> Land designated for Storefront Uses may be used for the following purposes: <br /> • Personal service shops, including, but not limited to, barber and beauty shops, tailors, shoe repair, <br /> dry cleaners, and similar uses. <br /> • Specialized retail stores, including, but not limited to, the sale of gifts, novelties,flowers, books, <br /> antiques,jewelry, apparel, toys and crafts,stationery, and similar uses. Corner groceries,general <br /> stores, hardware stores, and drug stores are also permitted. <br /> Land Use • Restaurants, excluding fast food and/or drive-in establishments. <br /> • Business and professional offices, including, but not limited to, real estate and insurance offices, <br /> travel agencies, medical and dental offices, opticians, banks and financial institutions(excluding <br /> drive-in windows), lawyers, engineers, and similar uses. <br /> • Studios for art, dance, music, and photography. <br /> • Accessory residential apartments built over stores and offices.Where provided, at least 25%of the <br /> floor area shall be designated for residential use. <br /> • Not more than 5%of the land area in the Village Proper shall be designated for Storefront Area use. <br /> Land • Storefront Area lots shall have a minimum lot frontage of 16 feet. <br /> Allocation • A maximum of five lots may be combined for the purpose of constructing a single building. <br /> • Setback requirements on combined lots shall be the same as for single lots. <br /> • Buildings lots shall have their front facade; e.g., building wall facing the street, built to within five feet <br /> of the front property line along at least 70%of the lot frontage. <br /> • The unbuilt portion of the lot frontage shall have a masonry wall or wood fence, no less than 75% <br /> Lots& opaque, built within five feet of the property line, and at least three feet in height. <br /> Buildings • Buildings shall have no setback from at least one side property line except on corner lots where the <br /> side yard setback adjacent to the street shall be five feet. <br /> • Building coverage may not exceed 70%of the lot area. <br /> • Buildings may not exceed three stories in height. <br /> • Lots shall front on a street with a maximum right-of-way width of 70 feet, consisting of at least two 12- <br /> foot travel lanes, 8-foot parallel parking on both sides, and 12-foot sidewalks on both sides. <br /> • Lots shall have their rear lot lines coinciding with the right-of-way of a 24-foot alley, containing a <br /> Streets& vehicular pavement width of at least 12 feet if one-way or 16 feet if two-way. <br /> Alleys • Street trees shall be planted on both sides of the street at no more than 40-foot intervals. They shall <br /> be deciduous and of varieties that obtain a mature height of at least 50 feet. <br /> • Provision shall be made for service delivery, utility poles(if any), and trash collection at the rear lot <br /> line. <br /> • The number of parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with Section 6.9 of this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> Parking • Not less than 75%of the parking spaces shall be located to the rear of the building. The remaining <br /> spaces shall be accommodated in curbside parallel spaces and in side parking lots screened from <br /> the street. <br /> TOWNHOUSE USE PROVISIONS <br /> Land designated for Townhouse Uses may be used for the following purposes: <br /> • Attached dwellings including townhouses and apartments. <br /> • Day care centers. <br /> Land Use • Bed and breakfast establishments. <br /> • Retirement centers. <br /> • Home occupations of a professional and/or office nature when located on the second floor of a <br /> permitted outbuilding. <br /> • An accessory residential apartment when located on the second floor of a permitted outbuilding. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-55 <br />