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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 3-12 <br /> <br /> <br />R-4 <br />MEDIUM 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 />10,000 <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 />60% and <br />over 10,000 <br />PURPOSE Lot Width, min. <br />(feet) 75 <br />The purpose of the Medium Intensity Residential (R- <br />4) District is to provide locations for moderate <br />intensity 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 />Front Setback from <br />ROW, min. (feet) 25 [1] <br />Corner Side <br />Setback, min. <br />(feet) <br />25 [2] <br />APPLICABILITY Side Setback, min. <br />(feet) 10 [1] <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) 10 [1] <br />Height, max. (feet) 25 [3] <br />DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: <br />[1] Accessory structures shall not be erected in any <br />required front open space and shall also conform to <br />all other regulations. <br />[2] Any corner lot having an abutting interior lot on <br />its side street shall observe a front yard setback <br />from both streets provided, however, that this <br />requirement does not reduce the width suitable for a <br />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 for <br />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 />Floor Area Ratio, <br />max. <br />R-CU [4] .141 <br />NR .123[5] <br />NR-CU .141 [5] <br />Required Open <br />Space Ratio, min. <br />R-CU NR- <br />CU .78 <br />NR .79 <br />Required Livability <br />Space Ratio, min. R-CU .54 <br />Required <br />Recreation Space <br />Ratio, min. <br />R .111 <br />R-CU .114 <br />Gross Land Area, <br />min. (square feet) <br />R-CU NR- <br />CU 15,000 <br />Required <br />Pedestrian/ <br />NR .198 <br />NR-CU .195 <br /> 153