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Article 7: Subdivisions Section 7.8: Access and Roadways Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-17 b. In zoning districts having a minimum lot size of or area per dwelling unit of 80,000 square feet or 87,120 square feet or two acres: (87,120 square feet):50 i. All lots must be at least 130,680 square feet (3 acres) in subdivisions providing a minimum of 40% of Common Open Space;51 ii. All lots must be at least 90,000 square feet (2 .07 acres) in subdivisions providing 41-49% Common open Open spaceSpace;52 iii. All lots must be at least 60,000 square feet (1.38 acres) in subdivisions providing 50% or greater open space. c. Minimum building setbacks for lots located on a private road shall be twice those required. (b) The retention and/or provision of landscaping and use of clustering of dwelling units to: (i) Screen the view of the subdivision from public roads, (ii) Maintain a wooded or forested character, (iii) Maintain scenic views, or (iv) Preserve wildlife, botanical, historic, archaeological and/or recreation sites; and/or (c) The preservation of site features which directly enhance the special or unique cultural, historical, archaeological or biological characteristics of the immediate area as referenced in: (i) “An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County” or, (ii) For historic sites, if the site is deemed eligible by the State Historic Preservation Office for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. (2) The number, location and/or size of lots to be located in the subdivision are such that, even if constructed to State standards, the streets would not be accepted by the State for maintenance due to density or other State requirements. (3) At least 50% of the site is to be dedicated and preserved through restrictive covenants and contains recreation and/or open space areas of significant botanical, wildlife, historic and/or archaeological sites as referenced in “An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County.” (4) In subdivisions proposed to be located in a Watershed Protection Overlay District, as designated in Section 4.2 of this Ordinance, stream buffers are increased by at least 25% above those required by Section 6.13 of this Ordinance and the impervious surface allowed is decreased by at least 15% to allow greater infiltration of storm water runoff to prevent the pollution of water supply reservoirs. 50 Text removed/revised to reflect November 21, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing Language and UDO consistency. 51 Text revised to reflect November 21, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing Language and UDO consistency. 52 52 Text removed/revised to reflect November 21, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing Language and UDO consistency. 85