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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 3-11 <br /> <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. 8 <br />65. 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 />76. Subdivisions utilizing, following the conventional design process and/or, proposing private roads are subject <br />to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to <br />Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. <br />87. 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 />8 Staff is recommending the provision be deleted entirely.  The district requires a minimum lot area of 15,000 sq.ft.  <br />and ‘service’ by sewer.  Existing language is inconsistent with the intent of the district and established minimum lot  <br />area.  <br /> 33