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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 3-10 <br /> <br /> <br />R-3 <br />MEDIUM 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 />15,000 <br />Flexible <br />Development <br />Subdivision <br />Process <br />(Section 7.12) <br />Proposed <br />Open <br />Space <br />Allowable <br />Minimum Lot <br />Size <br />33-59% 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 Medium Intensity Residential (R-3) <br />District is to provide locations for moderate intensity <br />residential development and supporting recreational, <br />community service and educational uses in areas where <br />urban services are available or are to be provided as part <br />of the development process. <br />Flexible Development <br />Subdivision Process <br />(section 7.12) <br />70 <br />Front Setback <br />from ROW, <br />min. (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 <br />street classified as either arterial or collector as designated <br />by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br />Rear Setback, <br />min. (feet) 15 [1] [6] <br />Height, max. <br />(feet) 25 [3] <br />DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: <br />[1] Accessory structures shall not be erected in any <br />required front open space and shall also conform to all <br />other 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 <br />foot 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 <br />shall be limited to a maximum floor area ratio of .141 in the <br />RB, AR, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 zoning districts. <br />[6] Required setbacks for lots created through the Flexible <br />Development design process as detailed in Section 7.12 of <br />this Ordinance may be reduced by 25% with the <br />preservation of more than 33% open space for the project. <br />Floor Area <br />Ratio, max. <br />R-CU [4] .100 <br />NR .088 [5] <br />NR-CU .100 [5] <br />Required Open <br />Space Ratio, <br />min. <br />R-CU <br /> NR-CU .80 <br />NR .81 <br />Required <br />Livability <br />Space Ratio, <br />min. <br />R-CU .65 <br />Required <br />Recreation <br />Space Ratio, <br />min. <br />R .074 <br />R-CU .077 <br />Gross Land <br />Area, min. <br />(square feet) <br />R-CU <br />NR-CU 30,000 <br /> 21