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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 3-7 <br /> <br />requirement does not reduce the width suitable for <br />a building on said lot to less than 25 feet. (See <br />graphic in Section 6.2.7). <br />[3] Two feet of additional height shall be allowed <br />for one foot increase of the required front and side <br />setbacks. <br />[4] R = residential, NR = non-residential, CU = <br />conditional use <br />[5] Permitted non-residential uses existing as of <br />5/6/98 shall be limited to a maximum floor area <br />ratio of .141 in the RB, AR, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 <br />zoning districts. <br />[6] Required setbacks for lots created through the <br />Flexible Design Subdivision process, as detailed <br />in Section 7.12 of this Ordinance, may be reduced <br />by 25% with the preservation of more than 33% <br />open space for the project. Under no <br />circumstances shall any required setback be less <br />than 10 feet. 10 <br />Required <br />Recreation Space <br />Ratio, min. <br />R .028 <br />R-CU .031 <br />Gross Land Area, <br />min. (square feet) R-CU NR-CU 80,000 <br />Required <br />Pedestrian/ <br />Landscape Ratio, <br />min. <br />NR NR-CU .21 <br /> <br />R-1 DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the R-1 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional Use (CU) <br />or MPD-CZ District is approved (see Section 3.8). <br />2. Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 <br />and all applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. <br />3. While the Minimum Lot Size may be 40,000 square feet, the density permitted on a given parcel is based on <br />the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a <br />breakdown of the allowable density (i.e., the number of individual dwellings that can be developed on a <br />parcel of property). <br />4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the <br />property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.5 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. <br />5. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District (see Section 4.2), the minimum usable lot area <br />for lots that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between <br />40,000 square feet and 1.99 acres in size; zoning lots two acres and greater in size shall have a minimum <br />usable lot area of at least 40,000 square feet. 11 <br />65. Proposed subdivisions are subject to all applicable subdivision standards detailed in Article 7. Note that <br />Article 7 provides for different dimensional requirements than those shown in the Dimensional and Ratio <br />Standards table depending upon the type of subdivision proposed and the percentage of open space <br />provided. <br />76. Subdivisions utilizing, following the conventional design process and/or, proposing private roads are subject <br />to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to <br />Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. <br />87. The storage of junked or wrecked motor vehicles is prohibited except if the vehicle is stored in an enclosed <br />building that conforms to applicable building code and zoning regulations or if such building is a legal non- <br />conforming use. <br /> <br /> <br />10 Same rationale as Footnote 8.  <br />11 Same rationale as Footnote 5.  <br /> 148