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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 3-3 <br /> <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. Regardless of subdivision process, lot(s) within the RB <br />general use zoning district shall not be reduced below 1.0 acre in area in accordance the Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan and the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement.5 <br />6. With the exception of Orange County government development projects, wastewater treatment facilities with <br />a design capacity of 3,000 gallons per day or more and package treatment plants for sanitary sewage <br />disposal are prohibited in the RB zoning district unless approved through the Special Use Permit (SUP) <br />process or as a Conditional Use (CU) District. <br />7. 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. The “Village Option” for a flexible development is not permitted in the RB district. <br />8. Subdivisions utilizing , following the conventional design process, and/or proposing private roads are <br />subject to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. <br />Refer to Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to Section 7.8.5 for private road standards.6 <br />9. The storage of junked or wrecked motor vehicles is prohibited except if the vehicle is stored in an enclosed <br />building that conforms to applicable building code and zoning regulations or if such building is a legal non- <br />conforming use. <br /> <br /> <br />5 Parcels within the Rural Buffer can only be reduced to 1 acre in size only through any ‘flexible development’  <br />subdivision process as detailed within the aforementioned referenced documents.  Staff is modifying existing  <br />language to ensure consistency with these requirements.  <br />6 Private road justification is still required for all subdivisions following the conventional design model (i.e. not  <br />proposing separate open space).  Staff is modifying existing language to ensure consistency with proposed changes  <br />to Article 7.  <br /> 25