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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts Section 4.3: Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-14 (B) The requirements of this Ordinance pertaining to ECOD apply to all non-residential land uses and developments within the Highway 70 Overlay District except for existing non- residential land uses located within previously established general commercial or Existing Commercial-5 (EC-5) zoning districts. 4.4.34.3.3 Non-residential Development Non-residential development within the Highway 70 Corridor shall be limited to the following and shall be in accordance with the standards contained in this Section and Section 6.6.12: (A) Pre-designated commercial area as indicated on the Orange County Zoning Atlas, and (B) Along Highway 70 as depicted on the Orange County Zoning Atlas. 4.4.44.3.4 Permitted Uses Within the ECOD, uses of land and structures shall be permitted as follows: (A) Non-residential development within the pre-designated commercial area shall adhere to the permitted and special uses outlined for the Neighborhood Commercial - 2 (NC-2) zoning district as contained within Section 5.2 of this Ordinance. (B) Non-residential uses within the Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District, shall be limited to professional office and similar institutional uses and shall abide by the standards contained in this Section and Section 6.6.21. (C) No more than 40% of the Highway 70 corridor outside of the pre-designated commercial areas shall be permitted for non-residential uses. (1) This figure shall be calculated by the sum of the street frontage of lots used for non-residential purposes compared to the total street frontage of all lots on both sides of the roadway outside of the pre-designated commercial areas along the overlay district corridor. (2) The 40% limitation includes non-residential uses conducted within new or converted/rehabilitated structures that have a residential appearance. 4.4.54.3.5 Lot and Use Requirements for Non-Residential Development In addition to the Development Standards in Section 6.6.12, the following lot and use requirements shall apply to all applicable non-residential development within the pre-designated commercial areas and along the Highway 70 corridor: (A) Minimum Lot Width The minimum lot width for all lots created after December 3, 2007 shall be 130 feet, unless the lot is served by public sewer and shared ingress/egress in which case the minimum lot width shall be 75 feet. (B) Setbacks and Building Height (1) The setbacks and building heights for all structures, regardless of the proposed land use, shall conform to the setbacks of the underlying zoning district. (2) If Building Height Limitation modifications are pursued in accordance with Section 6.2.2(A), in no case shall building height exceed 35 feet. (3) Where applicable, the front yard setback shall be measured from any future right- of-way as designated in the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan. (C) Floor Area Ratio (1) The maximum floor area ratio for non-residential uses in the pre-designated commercial area shall be 0.200 with a maximum building square footage total of 20,000 square feet. 113