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Article 3: Base Zoning Distristo <br /> Section 3.8: Conditional Districts <br /> DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br /> HP-CZ Tract size, min./max. <br /> 549/50 <br /> HOME PARK 3 (acres) <br /> Tract Front Setback 40 <br /> from ROW, min. feet <br /> PURPOSE Tract Side Setback, 20 <br /> min. (feet) <br /> The purpose of the 49bbile-Home Park Conditional Zoning(MHP-CZ) Tract Rear Setback, 20 <br /> District is to provide for the development of properly located and min. (feet) <br /> planned facilities for mobile home and temporary housing unit parks. <br /> Adequate housing is fundamental to the welfare of county residents; <br /> however, conventional housing is not consistently affordable to, nor Individual Mobile Home <br /> desired by, all members of the general public. There is also an Space Size, min. 5,000 <br /> identified need to provide some level of flexibility for transient (square feet) <br /> residents who need to reside within the area on a temporary basis. <br /> Where properly regulated and located, mobile home parkcHome <br /> Parks address the public need for alternative housing and achieve a Temporary Residential <br /> satisfactory relationship to adjoining and nearby property. Unit Space Size, min. 2,000 <br /> (square feet) <br /> APPLICABILITY Individual Space Width, 50 <br /> min. (feet) <br /> The district shall be located in such a manner as to be compatible Height, max. (feet) 25 [1] <br /> with the character of existing development of surrounding properties, <br /> thus insuring the continued conservation of building values and <br /> encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the county. Tract Floor Area Ratio, Consistent with <br /> Therefore, when evaluating an application for this district, emphasis max residential uses in <br /> shall be given to the location of the proposed mobile home district, adjacent zoning districts <br /> the relationship of the site and site development plan to adjoining Consistent with <br /> property, and the development itself. Required Open Space residential uses in <br /> Ratio, min. adjacent zoning districts <br /> Required Livability Consistent with <br /> Space Ratio, min. residential uses in <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: adjacent zoning districts <br /> [1]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. Required Recreation Consistent with <br /> Space Ratio, min. residential uses in <br /> adjacent zoning districts <br /> HP-CZ DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the MHP-CZ District in Section 5.2. Additionally, non-residential uses <br /> are restricted based on the Watershed Protection Overla District in which the .ro.ert is located. Refer to Section <br /> s As previously indicated we are modifying the existing district to create an overall 'park'district that can <br /> accommodate multiple housing options(i.e. permanent versus temporary). This will eliminate the need to create a <br /> whole new,stand along,zoning district. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-67 <br />