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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 145 <br /> Section 3.8: Conditional Districts <br /> DIMENSIONAL . RATIO STANDARDS <br /> ASEM <br /> AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT <br /> Lot size, min., per use 40,000 [1] <br /> ENTERPRISES <br /> (square feet) <br /> Lot Width, min. (feet) 150 <br /> PURPOSE <br /> Front Setback from 40 <br /> ROW, min. (feet) <br /> The purpose of the Agricultural Support Enterprises Conditional Side Setback, min. 20 [2] <br /> District(ASE-GZCD) Di-Sufis to provide for agriculturally-related (feet) <br /> activities that are not considered bona fide farming activities within <br /> the County's planning jurisdiction. Rear Setback, min. 20 [2] <br /> (feet) <br /> APPLICABILITY Height, max. (feet) 45 [3] <br /> The district shall be located in such a manner as to be compatible Floor Area Ratio, max No requirement[4] <br /> with the character of existing development of surrounding properties, Required Open Space No requirement[4] <br /> thus insuring-ensuring the continued conservation of building values Ratio, min. <br /> and encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the county. Required Livability <br /> Therefore,when evaluating an application for this district, emphasis Space Ratio, min. No requirement[4] <br /> shall be given to the location of the proposed development,the <br /> relationship of the site and site development plan to adjoining Required Recreation <br /> property, and the development itself. Space Ratio, min. No requirement[4] <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: <br /> [1] Lot size for individual uses shall be appropriate to the method of <br /> water supply and sewage disposal. <br /> [2] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially zoned <br /> land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback of the Required Pedestrian/ No requirement[4] <br /> adjacent residential district. Landscape Ratio, min. <br /> [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. <br /> [4]The overall development will be evaluated to ensure compatibility <br /> with surrounding properties and with planning objectives. <br /> DEVELOPMENTASE- DISTRICT SPECIFIC STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the ASE-CZ-CD District in Section 5.2. Certain uses shall not be <br /> approved on parcels located within the Rural Buffer land use classification, as designated by the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan (refer t SeGtien 2-fer those „sessee use standards in Article 51-3). Additionally, non- <br /> residential uses are restricted based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. <br /> Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land use restrictions. <br /> 2. Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 and all <br /> applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. <br /> 3. The residential density permitted on a given parcel is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which <br /> the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density(i.e., the number of <br /> individual dwellings that can be developed on a parcel of property). The ASE-GZ-CD district is not intended for <br /> residential uses such as subdivisions. Any residential uses are to be occupied by the operator of the associated <br /> farm or the proprietor of the approved use. <br /> 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is <br /> located. Refer to Sections 4.2.5 and 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 for lots <br /> 73 A 2019 amendment changed the way the uses are denoted and Section 5.2.3 no longer exists;this proposed <br /> language should have been part of the 2019 amendments. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-65 <br />