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103 <br /> Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.4:General Conventional Commercial Districts <br /> DIMENSIONAL • STANDARDS <br /> EXISTING <br /> COMMERCIAL <br /> Lot Size,min.(square 40,000[1] <br /> feet) <br /> PURPOSE Lot Width,min.(feet) R <br /> NR 75 <br /> The purpose of the Existing Commercial-5(EC 5)District is to <br /> provide a Front Setback from R 40 <br /> district to be used only during the application of zoning to ROW,min.(feet) <br /> previously unzoned townships to accommodate existing NR 35 <br /> commercial uses or in zoned townships to previously zoned <br /> commercial property which is not located in areas designated as <br /> Activity Nodes by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. R 20 <br /> Side Setback,min.(feet) <br /> APPLICABILITY NR None[2] <br /> This district shall be applied to: R 20 <br /> Rear Setback,min. <br /> 1. Existing commercial uses in previously unzoned townships. (feet) NR None[2] <br /> 2. Previously zoned commercial property located in areas not <br /> designated as Activity Nodes in the adopted Comprehensive 25[3] <br /> Plan. <br /> Height,max.(feet) <br /> This designation shall only be applied to property used for NR 45[3] <br /> existing commercial at the time of application of this Ordinance. <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Floor Area Ratio,max. NR .492 <br /> [1]R=residential,NR=non-residential. <br /> [2]Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially Required Open Space KIP 1 zoned land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback of Ratio,min. 71 <br /> the adjacent residential district. <br /> [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot Required <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. Pedestrian/Landscape NR 178 <br /> Ratio,min. <br /> DEVELOPMENTEC-5 DISTRICT SPECIFIC STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the EC-5 District in Section 5.2,unless a Conditional Use(GU) <br /> r nno�n_�Z District is approved(see Section 3.8). Additionally,non-residential uses are restricted based on <br /> the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land <br /> use restrictions. <br /> 2. Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 <br /> and all applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. See Sections 6.2.5 and <br /> 6.2.6 if more than one principal use or principal structure is proposed on a non-residential zoning lot. <br /> 3. The residential density permitted on a given parcel is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in <br /> which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density(i.e.,the <br /> number of individual dwellings that can be developed on a parcel of property). <br /> 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the <br /> property is located. Refer to Sections 4.2.5 and 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface <br /> area. Additionally,Section 4.2.6 may require a larger lot size for non-residential uses than is contained in <br /> the Dimensional and Ratio Standards Table. <br /> 5. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District(see Section 4.2),the minimum usable lot area <br /> for lots that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between <br /> 40,000 square feet and 1.99 acres in size;zoning lots two acres and greater in size shall have a minimum <br /> usable lot area of at least 40,000 square feet. <br /> 6. Proposed subdivisions are subject to all applicable subdivision standards detailed in Article 7. Note that <br /> Article 7 provides for different dimensional requirements than those shown in the Dimensional and Ratio <br /> Standards table depending upon the type of subdivision proposed and the percentage of open space <br /> provided. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-28 <br />