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Article 7: Subdivisions Section 7.7: Lots Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-10 (4) Maps, studies, and reports which are relevant to this section shall be maintained by the Planning Department. SECTION 7.7: LOTS 7.7.1 Generally All lots shall conform to all of the requirements of this Ordinance for the zoning district and any overlay district in which they are located. 7.7.2 Shape and Orientation (A) The shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate to the location of the subdivision and the development intended. (B) Interior lot lines extending from a street should be approximately perpendicular or radial to the street right of way line. (C) Lot lines shall be located to permit efficient installation and maintenance of utility lines on utility easements, to maximize buildable area, and, where applicable, to provide a suitable area for septic systems. (D) Commercial and industrial lots shall be of sufficient size to include off street service facilities, and off street parking of all vehicles used by all patrons and employees. 7.7.3 Relationship to Street (A) Each lot shall abut a publicly dedicated street except in subdivision approved with privat e roads. In the latter situation, each lot must abut a private road or a state maintained road which is shown on the approved plat and constructed pursuant to the standards set by Orange County. (B) Upon recommendation of the Planning Board and approval of the County Commissioners, the construction of the access road may be postponed until building or market development is undertaken. (1) In this case the lots shall be designated on the plat: "This lot may not be sold, nor a building permit issued, until the access road has been built as specified for this subdivision." (C) Except where reverse frontage is desirable, double frontage lots should be avoided. 7.7.4 Flag Lots (A) Intent Orange County discourages and restricts forming flag lots. A flag lot shall be permitted if necessary to allow a property owner reasonable use and benefit from his/her land or to alleviate situations which would otherwise cause extreme hardship for him/her. (B) Lot Standards Flag lots are allowed only: (1) Where necessary to eliminate access onto arterials (See Fig. 7.7.4.B, Diagram 1); (2) To reasonably utilize irregularly shaped land (See Fig. 7.7.4.B, Diagram 2); (3) To reasonably utilize land with difficult topography (See Fig. 7.7.4.B, Diagram 3); and (4) To reasonably utilize land with limited sites suitable for septic tank nitrification fields (See Fig. 7.7.4.B, Diagram 4); (5) Where it is unlikely that a road created in lieu of a flag lot would ever be 35