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Article 6: Development Standards 252 <br /> Section 6.3: Land Use Intensity Measures133F <br /> SECTION <br /> 6.3.1 Applicability <br /> (A) In accordance with Article 3 of this Ordinance, the standards established in this <br /> \FloorArea <br /> ion shall be applicable to those districts and uses subject to the Land Use <br /> sity system. <br /> residential zoning districts and residential uses, except where application t other <br /> is specifically indicated, floor area, open space, livability space, and re eation <br /> e ratios shall be applied only to such land area, floor area, open spac , and <br /> ed elements as are incidental to and compatible with residential use . <br /> non-residential zoning districts and non-residential uses, except ere <br /> ication to other uses is specifically indicated, floor area, open s ace and <br /> strian/landscaped space ratios shall be applied only to such and area, floor <br /> , open space and pedestrian/landscape use and accessor uses incidental to <br /> compatible with non-residential uses. <br /> (A) Residenti <br /> (1) The maxi m residential floor area shall not ceed the number of square feet <br /> derived by Itiplying gross residential Ian area by the floor area ratio (FAR) <br /> applying to tha district, as established in rticle 3 of this Ordinance. <br /> (B) Non-Residential <br /> (1) The maximum floor a a shall not ceed the number of square feet derived by <br /> multiplying gross land a a by t floor area ratio (FAR) applying to that zoning <br /> district, as established in is 3 of this Ordinance. <br /> 6.3.3 Open Space <br /> (A) /Resideial <br /> l <br /> (1) inimum ope space required s II not be less than the number of square <br /> rived by Itiplying gross reside tial land area by the open space ratio <br /> applyin to the zoning district, as tablished in Article 3 of this <br /> nce. <br /> (B) e ial(1) i imum open space shall not be less than th number of square feet <br /> by multiplying gross land area by the open s ce ratio (OSR) applying to <br /> ning district, as established in Article 3 of this O finance. <br /> 6.3.4 Livability Sp <br /> /(A) he minimum livability space required shall not be less than the nu ber of square <br /> eet derived by multiplying gross residential land area by the livability ace ratio <br /> LSR) applying to the zoning district, as established in Article 3 of this dinance. <br /> 6.3.5 pace <br /> (A) The minimum recreation space required shall not be less than the number of s are <br /> feet derived by multiplying gross residential land area by the recreation space rate <br /> his(RSR) applying to the zoning district, as established in Article 3 of t Ordinance. <br /> 134 This section enumerates the ratio requirements of the zoning district charts in Article 3. As noted in Article 3, a <br /> future study should analyze the continued need for the ratio requirements and the modernization of the language <br /> used in this section. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-9 <br />