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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 148 <br /> Section 3.8: Conditional Districts <br /> DIMENSIONAL . RATIO STANDARDS <br /> HP- <br /> Tract size, min./max. 5/100 <br /> (acres) <br /> • <br /> Tract Front Setback 40 <br /> from ROW, min. (feet) <br /> PURPOSE <br /> Tract Side Setback, 20 <br /> min. (feet) <br /> The purpose of the Home Park Conditional Zoning District (HP- <br /> GZCD)District is to provide for the development of properly located Tract Rear Setback, 20 <br /> and planned facilities for mobile home and temporary housing unit min. (feet) <br /> parks. <br /> Adequate housing is fundamental to the welfare of county residents; Individual Mobile Home <br /> however, conventional housing is not consistently affordable to, nor Space Size, min. 5,000 <br /> desired by, all members of the general public. There is also an (square feet) <br /> identified need to provide some level of flexibility for transient <br /> residents who need to reside within the area on a temporary basis. <br /> Temporary Residential <br /> Where properly regulated and located, Home Parks address the Unit Space Size, min. 2,000 <br /> public need for alternative housing and achieve a satisfactory (square feet) <br /> relationship to adjoining and nearby ro ert . <br /> APPLICABILITY <br /> Individual Space Width, 50 <br /> min. (feet) <br /> The district shall be located in such a manner as to be compatible Height, max. (feet) 25 [1] <br /> with the character of existing development of surrounding properties, <br /> thus insuringensuring the continued conservation of building values Consistent with <br /> and encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the county. Tract Floor Area Ratio, residential uses in <br /> Therefore,when evaluating an application for this district, emphasis max adjacent zoning districts <br /> shall be given to the location of the proposed mobile home district, <br /> the relationship of the site and site development plan to adjoining Consistent with <br /> and the development itself. Required Open Space <br /> property, p Ratio, min. residential uses in <br /> adjacent zoning districts <br /> Required Livability Consistent with <br /> Space Ratio, min. residential uses in <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: adjacent zoning districts <br /> [1]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. Required Recreation Consistent with <br /> Space Ratio, min. residential uses in <br /> adjacent zoning districts <br /> DEVELOPMENTHP- DISTRICT SPECIFIC . • - . <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the HP-GZ-CD District in Section 5.2. Additionally, non-residential uses <br /> are restricted based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section <br /> 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 the <br /> property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density(i.e.,the number of individual <br /> dwellings that can be located on a parcel of property). <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 /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-69 <br />