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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 94 <br /> Section 3.3: Residential Districts <br /> I DIMENSIONAL AND RATIO STANDARDS <br /> MEDIUM INTENSITY <br /> Lot Size, min. (square <br /> RESIDENTIAL <br /> feet) 10,000 <br /> PURPOSE <br /> Lot Width, min. (feet) 75 <br /> The purpose of the Medium Intensity Residential (R-4)District is <br /> to provide locations for moderate intensity residential Front Setback from 25[1] <br /> development and supporting recreational,community service ROW, min. (feet) <br /> and educational uses in areas where urban services are <br /> available or are to be provided as part of the development <br /> process. Corner Side Setback, 25 [2] <br /> min. (feet) <br /> Side Setback, min. 10 [1] <br /> (feet) <br /> APPLICABILITY <br /> This district will usually be applied where the following <br /> conditions exist: Rear Setback, min. <br /> 1. Designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan as a <br /> (feet) 10[1] <br /> Transition Area, which can reasonably be expected to be <br /> annexed by a municipality in the ensuing 10-20 years. <br /> 2. Water and sewer lines should exist at site or be assured of <br /> installation as part of the development process. Height, max. (feet) 25 [3] <br /> 3. Vehicular access must consist of direct access to a street <br /> classified as either arterial or collector as designated by the <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> RGU [41 4-44 <br /> Floor Area Ratio, max. NR[44] .123[5] <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: <br /> 4444-9 <br /> [1]Accessory structures shall not be erected in any required <br /> D <br /> front open space and shall also conform to all other regulations. R GIJ <br /> [2]Any corner lot having an abutting interior lot on its side street Required Open Space NR GU <br /> shall observe a front yard setback from both streets provided, Ratio, min. <br /> however, that this requirement does not reduce the width NR 79 <br /> suitable for a building on said lot to less than 25 feet. (See Required L ivab ity <br /> graphic in Section 6.2.7). Space Ratio ., U �4 <br /> [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot R .111 <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. Required Recreation <br /> Space Ratio, min. <br /> [4] R= residential, NR= non-residential; - GU -.4 4 <br /> [5] Permitted non-residential uses existing as of 5/6/98 shall be RR-CI I NIR- <br /> limited to a maximum floor area ratio of.141 in the RB, AR, R-1, o GU <br /> R-2, R-3, and R-4 zoning districts. NR .198 <br /> Required Pedestrian/ <br /> Landscape Ratio, min. ni� 1 4-95 <br /> R-4 DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the R-4 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional Use (GU) r MPQ- <br /> GZ-District is approved (see Section 3.8). <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. While the Minimum Lot Size may be 10,000 square feet,the density permitted on a given parcel is based on the <br /> Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of <br /> the allowable density(i.e., the number of individual dwellings that can be developed 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 /> Orange County, North Carolina-Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-12 <br />