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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-47 <br /> <br />(c) Minimum lot width requirements may be reduced to 100 feet in the AR <br />and R1 Districts. Minimum lot width requirements may be reduced by <br />30% in all other zoning districts. <br />(d) Minimum front, rear, and side setback requirements may be reduced by <br />25% but shall be no less than ten feet. <br />(e) Minimum lot frontage requirements may be reduced to 20 feet for lots <br />fronting on culs-de-sac and “T” turnarounds. <br />(f) Minimum spacing between building envelopes and the subdivision <br />boundary or off-site public street right-of -way shall be 100 feet and may <br />be counted as open space. <br />(7) Conservation Cluster subdivision road(s) shall be designed to provide internal <br />access to all lots in the subdivision. Private driveways shall access existing state <br />maintained roads only via subdivision roads providing internal access to lots in <br />the subdivision. <br />(8) Cluster lots shall be restricted against further subdivision through deed <br />restrictions and/or permanent conservation easements. Primary and Secondary <br />Open Space Areas shall be dedicated to Orange County, another unit of local <br />government, the State of North Carolina, a private non-profit land conservancy or <br />a homeowners association. <br />(C) Village Option <br />Villages represent a modified form of cluster development intended to serve as physical, <br />social, and economic focal points in rural portions of the county. Consequently, villages <br />are appropriate locations for civic uses, such as schools and churches, as well as a <br />variety of economic functions, including stores and workshops, and residential building <br />types designed to accommodate a range of socio-economic groups. <br />(1) The location, size, and composition of each village will be a function of the <br />development potential of the land associated with the settlement, including, but <br />not limited to: <br />(a) The zoning of the site, including the maximum allowable number of <br />dwelling units; <br />(b) The method of water supply and sewage disposal, including the number <br />of approved disposal sites; <br />(c) The presence of Primary and Secondary Open Space Areas, including <br />contiguous areas located on adjoining properties; <br />(d) The presence of existing and/or proposed transit routes and corridors, <br />and areas of future urban growth; e.g., Transition Areas; and <br />(e) The presence of protected watersheds, including defined critical areas. <br />(2) Villages shall meet the following general standards: <br />(a) Village Proper <br />The village proper is the village, comprised of residential units with <br />associated commercial, office, and service functions. <br />(i) The village proper may not exceed 100 acres in size and shall be <br />built in a compact manner so as to permit pedestrian <br />accessibility to its center within a five minute walk. <br />(ii) The village proper is to be distinguished from the village <br />conservancy by a well-defined "edge" of closely spaced buildings <br />in contrast with the open space of the conservancy. <br /> 45