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<br /> <br />District Section3.3 of the UDO - Purpose Statements for <br />‘Residential Districts’ <br />Section 3.3 of the <br />UDO – Minimum Lot <br />Size <br />Allowable Land Use <br />Categories for districts – <br />per Comprehensive Plan <br />(Refer to Attachment 2) <br /> <br />Rural Buffer <br />(RB) <br />… provide locations for rural residential <br />developments and agricultural, silvicultural or <br />horticultural uses which serve to buffer or separate <br />more intensively planned and/or developed <br />portions of Orange County. Development within the <br />Rural Buffer (RB) District is at very low densities <br />(the minimum lot size per dwelling unit is two <br />acres) and relies on individual wells and ground <br />absorption systems for domestic water supply and <br />sewage disposal, respectively. <br /> <br />87,120 square feet (2 <br />acres) <br />Rural Buffer <br />Agricultural <br />Residential <br />(AR) <br />… assist in the preservation of land suitable, as a <br />result of location, existing farming operations, soils <br />and topography, for agricultural, silvicultural or <br />horticultural uses and to protect such uses from the <br />adverse effects of incompatible land uses. <br /> <br />40,000 square feet <br />(.92 acres) <br />Agricultural Residential <br />Rural <br />Residential <br />(R-1) <br />… provide locations for rural non-farm residential <br />development, at very low intensities, in areas <br />where the short and long-term solutions to <br />domestic water supply and sewage disposal shall <br />be individual wells and ground absorption system. <br /> <br />40,000 square feet <br />(.92 acres) <br />Rural Residential <br />10 and/or 20 Year Transition <br />Low <br />Intensity <br />Residential <br />(R-2) <br />… provide locations for low intensity residential <br />development and supporting recreational, <br />community service and educational uses in areas <br />where urban services are available or are to be <br />provided as part of the development process. <br /> <br />20,000 square feet <br />(.45 acres) <br />10 and/or 20 Year Transition <br />Medium <br />Intensity <br />Residential <br />(R-3) <br />… provide locations for moderate intensity <br />residential development and supporting <br />recreational, community service and educational <br />uses in areas where urban services are available <br />or are to be provided as part of the development <br />process. <br /> <br />15,000 square feet <br />(.34 acres) <br />10 and/or 20 Year Transition <br />Medium <br />Intensity <br />Residential <br />(R-4) <br />… provide locations for moderate intensity <br />residential development and supporting <br />recreational, community service and educational <br />uses in areas where urban services are available <br />or are to be provided as part of the development <br />process. <br /> <br />10,000 square feet <br />(.22 acres) <br />10 and/or 20 Year Transition <br />ATTACHMENT 5 <br />Informational table denoting purpose, minimum lot area, and <br />locational allowances of general use zoning districts <br /> <br />32