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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.3: Residential Districts <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-4 <br /> <br /> <br />AR <br />AGRICULTURAL <br />RESIDENTIAL <br />DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br />Lot Size, min. <br />(square feet) <br />Standard Lot <br />Size – <br />Conventional <br />Subdivision <br />Process <br />(Section <br />7.12): <br />40,000 <br /> Lot Size – <br />Flexible <br />Development <br />Subdivision <br />Process <br />(Section <br />7.12): <br />Proposed <br />Open <br />Space <br />within <br />subdivision: <br />Allowable <br />Minimum <br />Lot Size <br />(sq. ft.): <br />33-39% 40,000 <br />40-44% 30,000 <br />45-49% 20,000 <br />50-59% 15,000 <br />60% and <br />over 10,000 <br />PURPOSE <br />Lot Width, min. <br />(feet) <br />Standard Lot Width <br />– Conventional <br />Subdivision <br />Process (Section <br />7.12): <br /> <br /> <br />150 <br />The purpose of the Agricultural Residential (AR) <br />District is to assist in the preservation of land <br />suitable, as a result of location, existing farming <br />operations, soils and topography, for agricultural, <br />silvicultural or horticultural uses and to protect such <br />uses from the adverse effects of incompatible land <br />uses. <br />Flexible <br />Development <br />Subdivision <br />Process – Lot <br />width (Section <br />7.12) <br /> <br />1006 <br />Front Setback <br />from ROW, min. <br />(feet) <br />40 [1] [6] <br />Corner Side <br />Setback, min. <br />(feet) <br />40 [2] [6] <br />APPLICABILITY Side Setback, <br />min. (feet) 20 [1] [6] <br />This district will usually be applied where the <br />following conditions exist: <br /> <br />1. Designated by the adopted Comprehensive <br />Plan Agricultural Residential. <br /> <br />2. Urban services, including water distribution and <br />sewage collection mains, are not likely within 10-20 <br />years. <br />Rear Setback, <br />min. (feet) 20 [1] [6] <br />Height, max. <br />(feet) 25 [3] <br />DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: <br />[1] Accessory structures shall not be erected in any <br />Floor Area Ratio, <br />max. <br />R-CU [4] .058 <br />NR .088 [5] <br /> <br />6 The flexible development subdivision process allows for a reduction in the required lot width in Section 7.13.4 (B)  <br />(6) (a) of the UDO.  In reviewing issues with the County Attorney’s office there is a concern over the subdivision  <br />regulations allowing for a modification to minimum required zoning dimensional standards.  To address concerns  <br />over legal sufficiency of the current UDO, staff is including references within the various zoning district tables  <br />detailing required minimum lot size, area, setbacks, etc. for the various subdivision processes.  <br /> 145