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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 108 <br /> Section 3.4: General Conventional Commercial Districts <br /> I <br /> DIMENSIONALGEENERAL • RATIO STANDARDS <br /> C( J1 <br /> OMMERCIAL <br /> Lot Size, min. (square feet) 40,000 [1] <br /> PURPOSE <br /> Lot Width, min. (feet) 75 <br /> The purpose of the General Commercial-4 (GC 4) District is Front Setback from ROW, min. <br /> to provide suitable situated and sized sites that allow a (feet) 35 <br /> broad range of commercial, office and service uses. <br /> Performance standards will be used to insure the absence <br /> of adverse impacts beyond the zoning district boundary. <br /> Side Setback, min. (feet) None [2] <br /> APPLICABILITY <br /> This district will usually be applied where the following Rear Setback, min. (feet) None [2] <br /> conditions exist: <br /> 1. The site is within an area designated by the adopted Height, max. (feet) ., if located 45 [3] <br /> Comprehensive Plan as either a Commercial Transition outside of a CTAN or CITAN <br /> Activity Node (CTAN), or Commercial-Industrial Transition <br /> Activity Node(CITAN). Height, max. (feet) ., if located 60 [3] <br /> within a CTAN or CITAN <br /> 2. Water and sewer mains exist at the site or are to be <br /> made available as part of the development process or the Floor Area Ratio, max., if NR[4] .492 <br /> lot size for individual uses are appropriate to the method of located outside of a CTAN or <br /> water supply and sewage disposal. CITAN pill —.%6 <br /> Floor Area Ratio, max., if <br /> located within a CTAN or .75 <br /> CITAN <br /> Required Open Space Ratio, <br /> min., if located outside of a .71 <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: CTAN or CITAN <br /> [1] Lot size for individual uses shall be appropriate to the Required Open Space Ratio, <br /> method of water supply and sewage disposal. min., if located within a CTAN .40 <br /> [2] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to or CITAN <br /> residentially zoned land shall be equal to the required side <br /> or rear setback of the adjacent residential district. Gross Land Area, m;n. max. NR GU 425,600 <br /> [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one Tie <br /> foot increase of the required front and side setbacks. Required <br /> [4] R= residential, NR= non-residential; -r.oeindditiena4 Pedestrian/Landscape Ratio, <br /> 61se. min., if located outside of a .178 <br /> CTAN or CITAN <br /> Required <br /> Pedestrian/Landscape Ratio, .05 <br /> min., if located within a CTAN <br /> or CITAN <br /> DEVELOPMENTGC-4 DISTRICT SPECIFIC STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the GC-4 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional <br /> „r nnon_r� District is approved see Section 3.8). Additionally, non-residential uses are restricted based on <br /> Orange County, North Carolina-Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-26 <br />