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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 23 <br /> Section 3.7: Economic Development Districts <br /> Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land use <br /> restrictions. Uses Permitted by Right require the approval of a Site Plan as outlined in Section 2.5. <br /> 2. Development projects unable to meet all Standards required for Site Plan approval may be submitted as a <br /> Conditional Use District or as a MPD-CZ(see Section 3.8). <br /> 3. The impervious surface limit in this district is 50%. Other requirements for impervious surface are located in <br /> Sections 4.2.5 and 4.2.6. <br /> 4. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District(see Section 4.2), the minimum usable lot area for lots <br /> that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between 40,000 square <br /> feet and 1.99 acres in size; zoning lots two acres and greater in size shall have a minimum usable lot area of at <br /> least 40,000 square feet. <br /> 5. Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 and all <br /> applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. See Sections 6.2.5 and 6.2.6 if more than <br /> one principal use or principal structure is proposed on a non-residential zoning lot. <br /> 6. Residential uses are not permitted in this district. <br /> 7. All outparcels within this district shall have internal access to the development. <br /> 8. No drive through facilities may be constructed in this district.20 <br /> Direct driveway access to an arterial or major collector shall be limited to shared driveways, limited access streets, <br /> or marginal access streets except where such a driveway and/or street would a)cross a stream and require a no- <br /> rise certification from the NC Department of Public Safety National Flood Insurance Program op, b)be located on a <br /> slope greater than 15%, or c)disturb natural areas as identified in the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife <br /> Habitats of Orange County, NC.21 <br /> 10, Justification for any deviation to development standards must state a public benefit or purpose. <br /> 11. All parcels shall provide for interconnectivity between parking areas if determined necessary by Planning staff. <br /> 12. Subdivisions proposing private roads are subject to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed in the <br /> Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to Section 7.8.5 for <br /> private road standards. <br /> 13. Proposed subdivisions shall follow the procedures outlined in Section 2.16. <br /> 14. See Section 5.3.2(C)for standards for uses requiring a Class A Special Use Permit. <br /> 20 Deletion of this standard will cause the automatic renumbering of standards currently below it. <br /> 21 Staff is suggesting the addition of this standard because it is generally good planning practice to minimize the <br /> number of curb cuts along major roadways. This language is identical to the proposed language for the EDH-2,3, <br /> and 5 districts. Insertion of this standard causes the automatic renumbering of remaining standards(e.g.,existing <br /> #9 became#10,and so on). <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-60 <br />