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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.8: Conditional Districts <br /> <br /> <br />ASE-CZ <br />AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT <br />ENTERPRISES <br />DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br />Lot size, min., per use <br />(square feet) 40,000 [1] <br />Lot Width, min. (feet) 150 <br />PURPOSE Front Setback from <br />ROW, min. (feet) 40 <br />The purpose of the Agricultural Support Enterprises (ASE-CZ) <br />District is to provide for agriculturally-related activities that are not <br />considered bona fide farming activities within the County’s planning <br />jurisdiction. <br />Side Setback, min. <br />(feet) 20 [2] <br />Rear Setback, min. <br />(feet) 20 [2] <br />APPLICABILITY Height, max. (feet) 45 [3] <br />The district shall be located in such a manner as to be compatible <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. <br />Therefore, when evaluating an application for this district, emphasis <br />shall be given to the location of the proposed development, the <br />relationship of the site and site development plan to adjoining <br />property, and the development itself. This district shall not be <br />applied in the Rural Buffer land use classification, as designated by <br />the adopted Comprehensive Plan.4 <br />Floor Area Ratio, max No requirement [4] <br />Required Open Space <br />Ratio, min. No requirement [4] <br />Required Livability <br />Space Ratio, min. No requirement [4] <br />Required Recreation <br />Space Ratio, min. No requirement [4] <br />DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: <br />[1] Lot size for individual uses shall be appropriate to the method of <br />water supply and sewage disposal. <br />[2] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially zoned <br />land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback of the <br />adjacent residential district. <br />[3] Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot <br />increase of the required front and side setbacks. <br />[4] The overall development will be evaluated to ensure compatibility <br />with surrounding properties and with planning objectives. <br />Required Pedestrian / <br />Landscape Ratio, min. No requirement [4] <br /> <br />ASE-CZ DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the ASE-CZ District in Section 5.2. Certain uses shall not be <br />approved on parcels located within the Rural Buffer land use classification, as designated by the adopted <br />Comprehensive Plan (refer to Section 5.2.3 for these uses). Additionally, non-residential uses are restricted based <br />on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land use <br />restrictions. <br />2. 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. <br />3. The residential density permitted on a given parcel is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which <br />the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density (i.e., the number of <br />individual dwellings that can be developed on a parcel of property). The ASE-CZ district is not intended for <br />residential uses such as subdivisions. Any residential uses are to be occupied by the operator of the associated <br />farm or the proprietor of the approved use. <br />4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is <br />4 This sentence needs to be removed in order to allow certain ASE-CZ uses in the Rural Buffer land use <br />classification. <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-64 <br /> <br /> <br />25