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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.7: Lots <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-12 <br /> <br />SIZE OF REGULAR LOT REQUIRED MINIMUM WIDTH OF <br />REGULAR LOT <br />LENGTH OF FLAG STAFF <br />ALLOWED <br />40,000 sq. ft. to 1 acre 130 feet 308 to 336 feet <br />1+ acres to 2 acres 130 feet 337 to 671 feet <br />2+ acres 130 feet 672 to 700 feet [1] <br />[1] Maximum length allowed <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 7.7.4.D: Flag Lot Measurement Standards <br /> <br />(E) The maximum length allowed on any flag lot is 700 feet. <br />(1) The lot width and street frontage of a flag lot may be reduced to 35 feet. <br />(2) The Planning Director may approve further reductions to a minimum of 20 feet <br />where topographical conditions permit the construction of an adequate driveway <br />within that width. <br />(3) The Planning Director may also require greater widths where necessary to insure <br />adequate access. <br />(F) All flag lots created after October 3, 1988 shall be composed of contiguous land area, <br />and that area shall not be divided by street right of way or other lots. A private road <br />easement may divide a new lot only if all of the following criteria are met: <br />(1) The land underlying the easement in the same ownership as the remainder of the <br />lot; and <br />(2) The proposed easement contains an existing road or driveway which is to be <br />used for access to new lots; OR the proposed easement if located along a <br />property line will have an irregular shape; and <br />(3) The minimum lot area requirement can be met on one side of the road easement <br />but not both sides. <br />(G) Those lots with land area divided by a public road right-of-way prior to October 3, 1988 <br />shall not be further subdivided in a manner which creates any additional lots with divided <br />area. <br /> 58