Agenda - 05-04-2021; 5-b - Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments

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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 143 Section 3.8: Conditional Districts Tract size, min. (acres) none Tract Front Setback No requirement[11 from ROW,min. (feet) Tract Side Setback, No requirement[11 Min. feet The purpose of the Residential Conditional District(R-CD)is to rovide for unified residential developments that accomplish the purposes of applicable regulations to an equivalent or higher degree than where su h regulations are intended to control development on individual lots, and to promote economical and efficient land use improved level Tract Rear Setback, No requirement f11 of i imenities, appropriate and harmonious variety, creative design, and min. feet a tetter environment. The R-CD District is intended to be used for u ose of binding development to a detailed site plan with a list of spEcific conditions that ensure compatibilitV and harmonV with sur-ounding areas. Height, max. (feet) No requirement[11 Th district shall be located in such a manner as to be compatible with Tract Floor Area Ratio, the character of existing development of surrounding properties,thus max No requirement[11 ensuring the continued conservation of building values and encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the county. Th refore when evaluatingan application for this district emphasis Required Open Space Ratio, min. No requirement[11 shz II be given to the location of the proposed development,the rek tionship of the site and site development plan to ad'oining property, an the development itself. Required Livability No requirement[11 Space Ratio, min. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: [11 The R-CD district is intended to allow for flexibilitV in dimensional Required Recreation No requirement[11 sta idards. The overall development will be evaluated to ensure Space Ratio, min. compatibilitV with surrounding properties and with the policies and ob'actives of this Ordinance. Specific site development standards can Required Pedestrian/ No requirement[11 be ppproved with the rezonin Landscape Ratio, min. 1. 03pecific ses shall be restricted to those listed as ermitted for the R-CD District in Section 5.2. 2. es shall be limited to those approved b the Board of Count Commissioners in the conditions of approval. Additionally, non-residential uses are restricted based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land use restrictions. 3. he residential densitV permitted on a given parcel is based on the Watershed Protection OverlaV District in which the propertV is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density(i.e.,the number of individual dwellings that can be developed on a parcel of property). 4. A.Ilowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. 5. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District see Section 4.2 the minimum usable lot area for lots that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between 40,000 square feet and 1.99 acres in size; zoning lots two acres and greater in size shall have a minimum usable lot area of at least 40,000 square feet. 6. evelo ment within the conditional district shall be sub'ect to all applicable use standards detailed in Articles 5 and 6 of this Ordinance or provide creative alternatives that meet the intent and spirit of the regulations. or provide^r^,+i„^alternativ that moo++ho intent and spirit of the r ^u d^+innc 7. ithin the Rural Buffer Land Use classification as denoted in the adopted Comprehensive Plan only the following types of Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-74