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135 <br /> Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.8:Conditional Districts <br /> Tract size,min.(acres) 5 <br /> Tract Front Setback from No requirement(11 <br /> ROW,min.(feet) <br /> The purpose of the Master Plan Development—Rural Buffer <br /> Conditional District(MPD-RB-CD)is to provide for unified mixed-use <br /> developments that promote economical and efficient land use. Tract Side Setback.min. No requirement(11 <br /> improved level of amenities,appropriate and harmonious variety, feet <br /> creative design,and a better environment through the approval of a <br /> general concept Master Plan the permits defined flexibility to <br /> accommodate land use adjustments in response to evolving market <br /> trends. <br /> Tract Rear Setback,min. No requirement(11 <br /> feA) <br /> The district shall be located in such a manner as to be compatible Height,max.(feet) No requirement(11 <br /> with the character of existing development of surrounding properties, <br /> thus ensuring the continued conservation of building values and <br /> encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the county. Tract Floor Area Ratio. <br /> Therefore,when evaluating an application for this district,emphasis max No requirement(11 <br /> shall be given to the location of the proposed development,the — <br /> relationship of the site and site development plan to adioining <br /> property,and the development itself. <br /> This district shall be located only within the Rural Buffer land use Required Open Space No requirement(11 <br /> classification,as designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Ratio,min. <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Required Livability Space No requirement[11 <br /> (11 The MPD-RB-CD district is intended to allow for flexibility in Ratio,min. <br /> dimensional standards. The overall development will be evaluated Required Recreation <br /> to ensure compatibility with surrounding properties and with planning Space Ratio,min. No requirement f11 <br /> objectives. <br /> Specific site development standards can be approved with the Required Pedestrian/ <br /> No requirement(11 <br /> Master Plan. Landscape Ratio,min. <br /> ilm I <br /> 1. MPD-RB-CD districts shall be limited to Rural Buffer Land Use Classification,as defined in the Orange County <br /> Comprehensive Plan and further restricted to the Retail Trade area within the Rural Buffer,as depicted Joint <br /> Planning Area Land Use Plan . <br /> 2. Only the following types of uses shall be considered for a MPD-RB-CD:residential uses,institutional uses and <br /> professional services. Under no circumstances shall a MPD-RB-CZ be approved for a retail or <br /> manufacturing/industrial land use. <br /> 2. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the MPD-RB-CD District in Section 5.2. Additionally,non-residential <br /> uses are restricted based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to <br /> Section 4.2.3 for land use restrictions. <br /> 80 The map depicting this area is available at http://orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4181/Joint- <br /> Plannins-Area-JPA-Map-PDF It is an area known as Blackwood Station on NC Highway 86 at the intersection of <br /> Millhouse Road. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-70 <br />