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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 151 <br /> Section 3.8: Conditional Districts <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: <br /> [1]1 The REDA-GZCD-1 district is intended to allow for flexibility in Required Recreation No requirement[1] <br /> dimensional standards. The overall development will be evaluated to Space Ratio, min. <br /> ensure compatibility with surrounding properties and with the adopted <br /> goal statements, policies, and action statements of the Small Area <br /> Plan and with the policies and objectives of this Ordinance. Specific Required Pedestrian/ No requirement[1] <br /> site design standards shall be incorporated into the Planning Landscape Ratio, min. <br /> Department-approved Site Plan. <br /> DEVELOPMENTREDA- -1 DISTRICT SPECIFIC STANDARDS <br /> 1. [Applications for the REDA-GZCD-1 district shall be accepted only for parcels delineated as being suitable for non-residential <br /> development within the NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small Area Plan adopted by the BOCC on August 21, 2007. <br /> 2. rotential uses shall be restricted to those listed as permitted for the REDA-GZCD-1 District in Section 5.2.35 275. <br /> 3. pecific uses shall be limited to those approved by the Board of County Commissioners in the conditions of approval. <br /> Additionally, non-residential uses are restricted based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is <br /> located. Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land use restrictions. <br /> 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. <br /> Refer to Section 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. <br /> 5. pevelopment within the conditional zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Articles 5 and 6 of <br /> this Ordinance or provide creative alternatives that meet the intent and spirit of the regulations. <br /> 6. Applicants shall complete a comprehensive groundwater study to anticipate future usage to determine the appropriateness of a <br /> proposed land use. Such a study shall detail how much water is anticipated to be consumed,what amount of groundwater <br /> withdrawal is safe and sustainable in the immediate vicinity of the use, and if other wells will be affected by such withdrawals. <br /> 7. All new development shall limit groundwater withdrawals to not more than 240 gallons per day per acre. <br /> 8. No new development having a significant negative impact on existing roadways, traffic patterns or surface drainage patterns <br /> shall be permitted, unless an appropriate and viable solution has been approved to mitigate these conditions. <br /> 75 Correction that should have been part of amendments adopted in 2019. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-72 <br />