Agenda - 01-24-2017 - 6-g - Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments - Subdivision Regulations and Processes

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Article 7: Subdivisions 87 Section 7.12: Flexible Developments TABLE 7. .4.C.3:VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS • Not more than 5%of the land area in the Village Proper shall be designated for Townhouse Area use. Land • Townhouse Area lots shall have a lot frontage of 50 feet. Allocation • A maximum of 12 lots may be combined for the purpose of constructing a single building containing apartments. • Setback requirements on combined lots shall be the same as for single lots. • When attached, townhouses shall generally not comprise more than 15%of the street frontage in a residential district. • Buildings shall be set back either five feet or 15 feet from the front property line. • The lot frontage shall have a masonry wall,wood fence or hedge, no less than 50%opaque, built within five feet of the property line, and at least three feet in height. Lots& • Buildings shall have no required setback from side property lines except on corner lots where the Buildings side yard setback adjacent to the street shall be five feet. • Building coverage may not exceed 70%of the lot area. • Buildings may not exceed three stories in height. • One outbuilding is permitted on each lot, provided its ground floor area does not exceed 450 square feet, it does not to exceed two stories in height, and it is located within 30 feet of the rear property line and at least four feet from one side property line. • Lots shall front on a street with a maximum right-of-way width of 60 feet, consisting of at least two 12- foot travel lanes, 8-foot parallel parking on both sides, and 6-foot sidewalks on both sides. • Lots shall have their rear lot lines coinciding with the right-of-way of a 24-foot alley, containing a Streets& pavement width of at least 12 feet if one-way or 16 feet if two-way. Alleys • Provision shall be made for service delivery, utility poles(if any), and trash collection at the rear lot line. • Street trees shall be planted on both sides of the street at no more than 40-foot intervals. They shall be deciduous and of varieties that obtain a mature height of at least 50 feet. • The number of parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with Section 6.9 of this Parking Ordinance. • All off-street parking spaces shall be located to the rear of the building,with access through an alley onl . On-street .arkine shall be .rovided in sarallel spaces. RESIDENTIAL USE PROVISIONS Land designated for Residential Uses may be used for the following purposes: • Detached single-family dwellings. Land Use • Home occupations of a professional and/or office nature when located on the second floor of a permitted outbuilding. • An accessory residential apartment when located in a permitted outbuilding. • At least 40%of the land area in the Village Proper shall be designated for House Area use. • Densities within Residential Use areas should decrease as distance from the Village Center Land increases. Allocation • House Area lots shall have an average lot frontage of 75 feet. • A maximum of two lots may be combined for the purpose of constructing a single building. • Setback requirements on combined lots shall be the same as for single lots. • Buildings shall be set back between 15 feet and 25 feet from the front property line. • On at least 30%of all Residential Use area lots, the lot frontage shall have a masonry wall,wood fence or hedge, no less than 50%opaque, built within five feet of the property line, and at least three feet in height. • Buildings shall be set back from the side property lines equivalent(in total)to no less than 20% Lots& percent of the lot width. The entire setback may be allocated to one side. Buildings • Buildings shall be set back no less than 30 feet from the rear property line. • Building coverage may not exceed 50%of the lot area. • Buildings may not exceed two stories in height. • One outbuilding is permitted on each lot, provided its ground floor area does not exceed 450 square feet, it does not to exceed two stories in height, and it is located at least four feet from one side property line. There is no setback requirement for outbuildings from the rear property line. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-56