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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 125 <br /> Section 3.6: Other Districts <br /> SECTIONOTHER <br /> DIMENSIONALPID . RATIO STANDARDS <br /> DISTRICTPUBLIC INTEREST Lot Size, min., per use 500,000 <br /> (square feet) <br /> PURPOSE <br /> Lot Width, min. WeetoFoequirement <br /> The purpose of Public Interest District(PID)is to preserve and <br /> protect certain public land and private educational lands, deemed <br /> environmentally sensitive and of major scientific research Front Setback from No requirement <br /> significance from the impacts of development. In addition,these ROW, min. (feet) <br /> lands will be managed in ways that will prevent any intentionally <br /> generated adverse impacts from affecting surrounding property. <br /> Side Setback, min. No requirement[1APPLICABILITY <br /> (feet) <br /> This district will be applied to the following: Rear Setback, min. No requirement[1] <br /> 1. All Duke Forest lands,the Eno River State Park, all University (feet) <br /> of North Carolina lands, and all other public or private <br /> educational lands deemed to be environmentally sensitive and of <br /> major scientific or research significance. Height, max. (feet) 25 [2] <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Floor Area Ratio, max. .0125 <br /> [1] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially Required Open Space <br /> zoned land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback of Ratio, min. No requirement <br /> the adjacent residential district. <br /> [2]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot Required <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. Pedestrian/Landscape No requirement <br /> Ratio, min. <br /> PID DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the PID District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional <br /> or nno GZ 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. Residential uses are not permitted in this district. <br /> 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the <br /> property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. <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 /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-42 <br />