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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 3-8 <br /> <br /> <br />R-2 <br />LOW INTENSITY <br />RESIDENTIAL <br />DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br />Lot Size, min. <br />(square feet) <br />Conventional <br />Subdivision <br />Process <br />(Article 7) <br />20,000 <br />Flexible <br />Development <br />Subdivision <br />Process <br />(Section <br />7.12) <br />Proposed <br />Open <br />Space <br />Allowable <br />minimum <br />lot size <br />33-49% 20,000 <br />50-59% 15,000 <br />60% and <br />over 10,000 <br />PURPOSE <br />Lot Width, min. <br />(feet) <br />Conventional <br />Subdivision Process <br />(Article 7) <br />100 <br />The purpose of the Low Intensity Residential (R-2) District is <br />to provide locations for low intensity residential development <br />and supporting recreational, community service and <br />educational uses in areas where urban services are <br />available or are to be provided as part of the development <br />process. <br />Flexible <br />Development <br />Subdivision Process <br />(Section 7.12) <br />70 <br />Front Setback <br />from ROW, min. <br />(feet) <br />30 [1] [6] <br />Corner Side <br />Setback, min. <br />(feet) <br />30 [2] [6] <br />APPLICABILITY Side Setback, <br />min. (feet) 15 [1] [6 <br />This district will usually be applied where the following <br />conditions exist: <br /> <br />1. Designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan as a <br />Transition Area, which can reasonably be expected to be <br />annexed by a municipality in the ensuing 10-20 years. <br /> <br />2. Water and sewer lines should exist at site or be assured <br />of installation as part of the development process. <br /> <br />3. Vehicular access must consist of direct access to a street <br />classified as either arterial or collector as designated by the <br />adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br />Rear Setback, <br />min. (feet) 15 [1] [6] <br />Height, max. (feet) 25 [3] <br /> <br />DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: <br />[1] Accessory structures shall not be erected in any required <br />front open space and shall also conform to all other <br />regulations. <br />[2] Any corner lot having an abutting interior lot on its side <br />street shall observe a front yard setback from both streets <br />provided, however, that this requirement does not reduce <br />the width suitable for a building on said lot to less than 25 <br />feet. (See graphic in Section 6.2.7). <br />[3] Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot <br />increase of the required front and side setbacks. <br />[4] R = residential, NR = non-residential, CU = conditional <br />use. <br />[5] Permitted non-residential uses existing as of 5/6/98 shall <br />be limited to a maximum floor area ratio of .141 in the RB, <br />AR, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 zoning districts. <br />[6] Required setbacks for lots created through the Flexible <br />Floor Area Ratio, <br />max. <br />R-CU [4] .076 <br />NR .088 [5] <br />NR-CU .100 [5] <br />Required Open <br />Space Ratio, min. <br />R-CU <br />NR-CU .82 <br />NR .83 <br />Required Livability <br />Space Ratio, min. R-CU .70 <br />Required <br />Recreation Space <br />Ratio, min. <br />R .056 <br />R-CU .059 <br />Gross Land Area, <br />min. (square feet) <br />R-CU <br />NR-CU 45,000 <br /> 19