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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.4: General Commercial Districts <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-31 <br /> <br />and all applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. See Sections 6.2.5 and <br />6.2.6 if more than one principal use or principal structure is proposed on a non -residential zoning lot. <br />3. The residential density permitted on a given parcel is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in <br />which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density (i.e., the <br />number of individual dwellings that can be developed on a 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 Sections 4.2.5 and 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface <br />area. Additionally, Section 4.2.6 may require a larger lot size for non-residential uses than is contained in <br />the Dimensional and Ratio Standards Table. <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. <br />6. 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 />7. Subdivisions proposing private roads are subject to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed <br />in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to <br />Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. <br />8. Subdivisions in the Economic Development, Commercial and/or Industrial Nodes are subject to the <br />procedure outlined in Section 2.16. <br />9. Normally, the maximum amount of land zoned to this district shall not exceed five acres.1 <br />10. The site shall be located near major transportation corridors and have access to adequate public roadway <br />network. <br /> <br /> <br />1 Planning staff is proposing the removal of this standard in order to support larger economic development <br />projects in the future. <br /> 11