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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 3-8 <br /> <br /> <br />R-2 <br />LOW INTENSITY <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 />20,000 <br /> <br /> <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 />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 <br />Width – <br />Conventional <br />Subdivision <br />Process (Section <br />7.12): <br /> <br /> <br />100 <br />The purpose of the Low Intensity Residential (R-2) <br />District is to provide locations for low intensity <br />residential development and supporting <br />recreational, community service and educational <br />uses in areas where urban services are available or <br />are to be provided as part of the development <br />process. <br />Flexible <br />Development <br />Subdivision <br />Process – Lot <br />width (Section <br />7.12) <br /> <br />70 <br />Front Setback from <br />ROW, min. (feet) 30 [1] [6] <br />Corner Side <br />Setback, min. <br />(feet) <br />30 [2] [6] <br />APPLICABILITY Side Setback, min. <br />(feet) 15 [1] [6] <br />This district will usually be applied where the <br />following conditions exist: <br /> <br />1. Designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan <br />as a Transition Area, which can reasonably be <br />expected to be annexed by a municipality in the <br />ensuing 10-20 years. <br /> <br />2. Water and sewer lines should exist at site or be <br />assured of installation as part of the development <br />process. <br /> <br />3. Vehicular access must consist of direct access to <br />a street classified as either arterial or collector as <br />designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br />Rear Setback, min. <br />(feet) 15 [1] [6] <br />Height, max. (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] .076 <br />NR .088 [5] <br /> 149