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80 <br /> Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.3:Residential Districts <br /> Required <br /> Pedestrian/ NR 21 <br /> Landscape Ratio, NR GW <br /> min. <br /> DEVELOPMENTRB DISTRICT SPECIFIC STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the RB District in Section 5.2,unless a Conditional <br /> r MRD—ram_District is approved(see Section 3.8). <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. <br /> 3. While the Minimum Lot Size may be 87,120 square feet,the density permitted on a given parcel is based on <br /> the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a <br /> breakdown of the allowable density(i.e.,the number of individual dwellings that can be developed on a <br /> 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 Section 4.2.5 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. <br /> 5. Regardless of subdivision process and reductions allowed in Section 7.12,of this Ordinance,lot(s)within the <br /> RB general useconventional zoning district shall not be reduced below 1 acre in area.For Subdivisions <br /> utilizing the Flexible Development Option,the required wastewater system area may be contained either <br /> within the residential lot or within dedicated easement and/or septic lot that is recorded and maintained <br /> within allowed open space areas,and as further defined in NC DHHS DPH Innovative Waste Water System <br /> Approval IWWS 2016-01.Under the Flexible Development Option required minimum lot size shall be based <br /> on proposed wastewater disposal and percentage of open space. <br /> 6. With the exception of Orange County government development projects,wastewater treatment facilities with <br /> a design capacity of 3,000 gallons per day or more and package treatment plants for sanitary sewage <br /> disposal are prohibited in the RB zoning district unless approved through the c...,Gial Use PeFFnit(SUP) <br /> a Conditional-District. <br /> 7. 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. The'Village Option'for a flexible development is not permitted in the RB district. <br /> 8. Subdivisions utilizing the conventional design process and/or proposing private roads are subject to larger <br /> setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to Section <br /> 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. <br /> 9. The storage ofjunked or wrecked motor vehicles is prohibited except if the vehicle is stored in an enclosed <br /> building that conforms to applicable building code and zoning regulations or if such building is a legal non- <br /> conforming use. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-3 <br />