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256 <br /> Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.2:Lot&Building Standards <br /> (A) Height Limitations <br /> (1) Within any zoning district the height of a building may exceed the maximum <br /> building height established in Article 3 provided that one foot additional front, <br /> rear,and side setbacks are provided for every two feet of additional height. <br /> Regardless of additional setbacks provided, in no case shall a building's height <br /> exceed 75-feet unless modified as per(2)below. <br /> (2) The height limits of this Ordinance may be modified upon appeal to the Board of <br /> Adjustment in accordance with Section 2.10 of this Ordinance. The Board,when <br /> approving an application for modification of the height limitation,may affix to that <br /> approval reasonable conditions to protect the public health,safety and general <br /> welfare. <br /> (B) Flexible Developments <br /> (1) Minimum lot area,lot width,and setback requirements as specified in Article 3 of <br /> this Ordinance may be reduced for lots created as part of a Flexible Development <br /> subdivision as provided in Section 7.13 of this Ordinance. <br /> (C) Flag Lots <br /> (1) Flag lots as defined in Article 10 are accommodated for as provided in Section <br /> 7.7 of this Ordinance. <br /> (D) Reuse of Existing Farm Buildings within the Rural Buffer Zoning District <br /> (1) Setback requirements may be lessened through the appropriate permitting <br /> process for agricultural support enterprise uses that reuse farm buildings in <br /> existence as of May 5,2015 that are currently located within the required setback <br /> area. <br /> (a) This provision applies to agricultural support enterprise uses currently <br /> zoned RB. <br /> (b) The setback width shall not be lessened to a distance less than the <br /> setback required in the RB gem' �econventional zoning district. <br /> (c) For purposes of this subsection,agricultural support enterprise uses <br /> shall be defined as those permitted in the ASE-CZ-CD zoning district,as <br /> detailed within Section 5.2-.a-138of this Ordinance. <br /> 6.2.3 Clustering <br /> (A) UNIV-CA&UNIV—PW Watershed Protection Overlay Districts <br /> (1) Clustering of residential lots is permitted in accordance with Section 7.12 of this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> (2) Each lot shall contain a minimum of one acre. <br /> (B) All Other Overlay Districts <br /> Clustering of residential lots is permitted in accordance with Section 7.13 of this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> 6.2.4 Irregular Lots <br /> Any irregular lot of record at the time these regulations became effective may be subdivided in <br /> compliance with applicable subdivision regulations and improvement requirements,to create <br /> additional regular lots,provided that such lots meet all requirements of the district and that no <br /> residual substandard lots remain as a result of such action. <br /> 138 Old section reference that should have been changed with 2019 amendments. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-2 <br />